The Bill Report

113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113–448

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2015

MAY 15, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Mr. WOLF, from the Committee on Appropriations, submitted the following

R E P O R T

together with

MINORITY VIEWS

[To accompany H.R. 4660] The Committee on Appropriations submits the following report in explanation of the accompanying bill making appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.

INDEX TO BILL AND REPORT

Page number Bill Report Title I—Department of Commerce ...... 2 7 Title II—Department of Justice ...... 22 38 Title III—Science ...... 60 66 Office of Science and Technology Policy ...... 60 66 National Aeronautics and Space Administration ...... 61 67 National Science Foundation ...... 68 79 Title IV—Related Agencies ...... 72 83 Commission on Civil Rights ...... 72 83 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ...... 73 83 International Trade Commission ...... 74 84 Legal Services Corporation ...... 74 84 Marine Mammal Commission ...... 75 85 Office of the United States Trade Representative ...... 76 85 State Justice Institute ...... 76 86 Title V—General Provisions ...... 77 86

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BILL TOTALS The Committee recommends a total of $51,539,000,000 for the departments and agencies funded in this bill for fiscal year 2015, including $51,202,000,000 in discretionary budget authority. This level of discretionary budget authority is $398,000,000, or 0.8 percent, below the fiscal year 2014 level. The recommended level is also $1,027,926,000 or 2.1 percent above the Congressional Budget Office re-estimate of the President’s budget request, and $203,926,000 or 0.4 percent above the comparable budget request had the same Congressional Budget Office scorekeeping adjustments been applied to both the request and this bill. The recommendation for fiscal year 2015 does not include any emergency supplemental appropriations. The Committee recommends terminating 33 programs, resulting in savings of more than $250,000,000 from the fiscal year 2014 level and $190,000,000 from the President’s request for these same programs.

OVERSIGHT AND BUDGET REVIEW During its review of the fiscal year 2015 budget request and execution of appropriations for fiscal year 2014, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held nine budget and oversight hearings. In addition to receiving testimony from Ad- ministration officials representing the departments and agencies funded in this bill, the Committee received testimony from expert witnesses. The Committee hearings are listed below:

Hearing Hearing Date

The State of Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking ...... 2/26/2014 Federal Investments in Neuroscience Research ...... 2/27/2014 Federal Bureau of Investigation Director ...... 3/26/2014 National Science Foundation Acting Director ...... 3/27/2014 Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator ...... 4/2/2014 Attorney General ...... 4/4/2014 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator ... 4/8/2014 Secretary of Commerce ...... 4/9/2014 Bureau of Prisons Director ...... 4/10/2014 As part of the Committee’s oversight and analysis of the Admin- istration’s budget request, the Committee submitted a number of requests for additional information and written questions to be an- swered by the departments and agencies. These materials are important for the Committee in conducting oversight and making funding recommendations. In furtherance of this oversight responsibility, the Committee began in fiscal year 2012 to require the major agencies funded in this bill to provide information on the status of balances of appropriations, including amounts that are: unobligated and uncommit- ted; committed to contracts, grants or other planned obligations; and obligated but unexpended. The Committee found that the agencies cannot, in all cases, provide a comprehensive picture of the status of balances. The accurate and comprehensive reporting of balances enables the Committee to determine the amount of appropriations necessary to accomplish program purposes. The Committee rec-

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MAJOR THEMES AND INITIATIVES The Committee’s funding recommendations focus resources on the areas of highest priority, reflecting the Committee’s assessment of national priorities and ongoing challenges. Law enforcement and national security.—Defending the Nation from both internal and external threats remains the Department of Justice’s highest priority. This bill provides essential technological and human capital to detect, disrupt and deter threats to our national security. The bill provides $8.5 billion for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This level includes funding for counterterrorism efforts and to continue the development of capabilities to prevent and investigate cyber intrusions. The bill also provides $2.1 billion for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and $1.2 billion for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex- plosives (ATF). In addition, the bill includes a total of $2.1 billion in discretionary appropriations for Justice grant programs including $426 million for Violence Against Women Prevention and Pros- ecution programs and $376 million for Byrne Justice Assistance Grants providing support for a broad range of State and local criminal justice needs. More accurate and timely weather forecasts and warnings.—The mission of the National Weather Service is to provide forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy. Recent events remind us of the loss of life, tragedy and disruption that can result from severe weather. The bill includes $1.1 billion for the operations and systems of the Na- tional Weather Service. In addition, the bill provides the requested amounts for two next-generation National Oceanic and Atmos- pheric Administration (NOAA) flagship weather satellite programs: the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) ($917 million) and the Geo- stationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series (GOES-R) ($981 million). These amounts will allow NOAA to maintain acquisition and launch schedules and minimize any future gaps in data that are critical to forecast accuracy. American innovation and competitiveness.—Investments in scientific research are key to long-term economic growth. Basic research leads to innovation and improves the competitiveness of American businesses, leading, in turn, to positive impacts on the quality of life for all Americans. The bill includes $7.4 billion for

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COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION BY TITLE Department of Commerce.—In title I of the bill, for the Depart- ment of Commerce, the Committee recommends a total of $8.4 billion in discretionary budget authority, which is $175 million above fiscal year 2014 and $391 million below the request. Highlights of the Committee’s recommendation include: • $3.5 billion for PTO, which is equal to the amount of fee collections estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, and an increase of $434 million, or 14.4 percent, above fiscal year 2014; • $856 million for NIST, which is $6 million above fiscal year 2014, including $671 million for scientific and technical research, and $130 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP); and • $5.3 billion for NOAA, $11 million above fiscal year 2014. The bill supports critical weather forecasting programs, including the requested amounts for development of the JPSS and GOES-R weather satellites. In addition, the bill includes $16 million above the request for National Weather Service operations and systems. Department of Justice.—In title II of the bill, for the Department of Justice, the Committee recommends a total of $27.8 billion in discretionary budget authority, which is $384 million above fiscal year 2014 and $137 million above the request. Highlights of the Committee’s recommendation include: • $8.5 billion for the FBI, an increase of $125 million above fiscal year 2014, including continuing funding for national security programs, investigations of cyber attacks, and countering human trafficking and violent gang crime; • $2.1 billion for the DEA, which is $35 million above fiscal year 2014, and an additional $367 million for prescription drug abuse regulatory and enforcement initiatives funded by diversion control fees; • $7.0 billion for the Bureau of Prisons, which is $121 million above fiscal year 2014; and • $2.1 billion for State and local law enforcement assistance, including $426 million for Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution programs. Science.—In title III of the bill, for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), NASA and NSF, the Committee rec-

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CYBERSECURITY AT FEDERAL AGENCIES The security of Federal agency computer systems is essential to protecting national and economic security as well as ensuring public safety. Safeguarding such systems and the information they con- tain has been on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) list of high-risk areas since 1997. Risks to such systems include esca- lating and emerging threats from around the globe, which are further heightened by steady advances in the sophistication of attack technology and the ease of obtaining and using hacking tools. Beginning in fiscal year 2012, the Committee directed each department and agency funded in this bill to submit an annual report to the Committee describing the cyber attacks and attempted cyber attacks against such department or agency and their consequences; the steps taken to prevent, mitigate or otherwise respond to such attacks; the cybersecurity policies and procedures in place, including policies about ensuring safe use of computer and mobile devices by individual employees; and a description of all outreach efforts undertaken to increase awareness among employees and contrac- tors of cybersecurity risks. The Committee expects each department and agency to submit the annual cybersecurity report for 2014 by February 5, 2015. In addition, section 515 of the recommended bill requires the De- partments of Commerce and Justice, NASA and NSF, before acquiring any high-impact or moderate-impact information system, to review and assess supply chain, cyber-espionage and sabotage risks, develop a risk mitigation strategy, and make a determination that such acquisition is in the national interest. Included in the as-

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REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURES Section 505 of the bill contains language concerning the reprogramming of funds between programs, projects and activities. The Committee reminds the departments and agencies funded in this bill that the reprogramming process is based on comity between the Congress and the Executive Branch. This process is intended to provide departments and agencies sufficient flexibility to meet changing circumstances and emergent requirements not known at the time of congressional review of the budget while pre- serving congressional priorities and intent. In the absence of comity and respect for the prerogatives of the Appropriations Committees and the Congress in general, the Committee may opt to include specific program limitations and details in legislation and remove language providing the flexibility to reallocate funds. Under these circumstances, programs, projects and activities become absolutes and the executive branch shall lose the ability to propose changes in the use of appropriated funds except through legislative action. The Committee expects that each department and agency funded in this bill shall follow the directions set forth in this bill and the accompanying report, and shall not reallocate resources or reorga- nize activities except as provided herein. Reprogramming procedures shall apply to funds provided in this bill, unobligated balances from previous appropriations Acts that are available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, and non-appropriated resources such as fee collections that are used to meet program requirements in fiscal year 2015. As specified in section 505, the Committee expects that the Appropriations Subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies of the House and Senate will be notified by letter a minimum of 15 days (or in the case of the Department of Justice 45 days) prior to any reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by

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RELATIONSHIP WITH BUDGET AND COMPTROLLER OFFICES Through the years the Appropriations Committee has channeled most of its inquiries and requests for information and assistance through the budget offices or comptroller organizations of the various departments, agencies and commissions. Such relationships are necessary to accomplish the work of the Committee. While the Committee reserves the right to call upon all organizations in the departments, agencies and commissions for information and assistance, the primary contact between the Committee and these entities must be through the budget offices and comptroller organizations, or through a legislative affairs unit designated by the Com- mittee to work on appropriations and budget matters. The workload generated in the budget process is large and growing; therefore, a positive, responsive relationship between the Com- mittee and the budget and/or comptroller offices is essential for the Committee to fulfill the Constitutional appropriations responsibilities of Congress.

WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS The Committee notes that Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) is specifically authorized to manufacture products no longer made in the United States. This represents an opportunity to provide additional work opportunities for Federal prisoners, which has been identified as an important contributing factor to the safety of Fed- eral prisons, and to reducing recidivism. The Committee directs the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and NSF to notify FPI of products they are currently purchasing from foreign sources, and to meet with FPI at least annually to discuss related procurement opportunities. TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION The Committee recommends $473,000,000 in total resources for the programs of the International Trade Administration (ITA), which is $3,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $33,731,000 below the request. This amount is offset by $10,000,000 in estimated fee collections, resulting in a direct appropriation of $463,000,000.

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BUREAU OF INDUSTRY AND SECURITY

OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION The Committee recommends $103,500,000 for the Bureau of In- dustry and Security (BIS), which is $2,050,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $7,049,000 below the request. Funds shall be distributed as follows; any deviation shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:

Export Administration ...... $56,500,000 Export Enforcement ...... 41,500,000 Management and Policy Coordination ...... 5,500,000

Total ...... $103,500,000 Export Administration.—The recommendation includes $56,500,000 for export administration activities, including an increase of $500,000 as requested to support additional duties as a result of the transfer of certain satellite licensing responsibilities from the State Department to BIS. BIS shall provide a report no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act regarding processes it has implemented to ensure that satellites and related components are adequately safeguarded under the revised export control regime. Export Enforcement.—The recommendation includes $41,500,000 for export enforcement activities, including an increase of $1,932,000 to support additional export control officers in Germany, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, enhancements to the Infor- mation Triage Unit, and national level enforcement and analytic expansion. In addition, BIS shall use up to $6,000,000 in prior year unobligated balances to support these activities. BIS shall continue providing quarterly briefings regarding export control reform, to include status reports on the number and type of licenses being transferred from State as well as updates on BIS’s migration to the Department of Defense’s USXports, which will result in a single export licensing information technology system. The Committee expects that continued export control reform will result in process efficiencies and savings. Internet freedom.—BIS shall submit a report no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act regarding the extent to which U.S. products or services have been used by the People’s Republic of China in efforts to control or suppress what information can be accessed by its citizens on the Internet. BIS shall include in this report an analysis of the so-called Tiananmen Square sanctions included in Public Law 101–246 and the extent to which these restrictions are or should be applicable to Internet hardware and software.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION The Committee recommends $247,500,000 for the programs and administrative expenses of the Economic Development Administra- tion (EDA), which is $1,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $682,000 below the request.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS The Committee recommends $210,500,000 for Economic Develop- ment Assistance Programs, which is $1,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $500,000 above the request. Funds shall be distributed as follows; any deviation shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:

Public Works ...... $101,000,000 Partnership Planning ...... 31,000,000 Technical Assistance ...... 12,000,000 Research and Evaluation ...... 1,500,000 Trade Adjustment Assistance ...... 10,000,000 Economic Adjustment Assistance ...... 40,000,000 Innovative Manufacturing Loans/Section 26 ...... 5,000,000 Assistance to Coal Mining Communities ...... 10,000,000

Total ...... $210,500,000 Awards documentation.—EDA shall address the matters outlined in the February 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, EDA: Documentation of Award Selection Decisions Could Be Improved, and provide a report within 120 days of enactment of this Act outlining a plan and timeframes for addressing the deficiencies outlined in this report. In addition, GAO found that counties where EDA funded projects under Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance were generally part of nonrural areas (areas with an urban center of more than 50,000 people). Specifi- cally, in fiscal years 2007 and 2011, respectively, 52 percent and 67 percent of all of EDA’s funded projects under the two programs were in nonrural areas. EDA shall redouble its efforts to ensure that it provides support to rural areas still struggling with long- term unemployment, low per capita income and outmigration. Assistance to coal mining communities.—The Committee is disappointed that EDA has not included in its budget a comprehensive strategy to assist communities throughout the country that are suffering significant coal mining job losses. According to the Bu- reau of Labor Statistics, coal mining jobs have decreased from about 84,400 in March 2011 to about 77,700 in March 2014—an 8 percent reduction—yet EDA has not developed a plan to assist these communities. Given a variety of factors, coal mining job losses, many in counties with fewer than 50,000 residents that have been dependent on coal mining for generations, are expected to continue. Therefore, the recommendation includes $10,000,000 for EDA to develop a comprehensive program designed to assist coal mining communities that have experienced significant job losses since 2011 and continue to experience outmigration or severe economic dislocation because of structural economic changes brought about by changes in the coal industry. EDA shall provide a report to the Committee no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act that outlines a comprehensive strategy, with an emphasis on infrastructure investments, broadband development, repatriation, and export opportunities, to assist these struggling communities. In developing this strategy, EDA shall consult with im- pacted communities and economic development organizations to ensure that this strategy is designed with locally driven solutions. The recommendation also includes an increase for Planning grants

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SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $37,000,000 for EDA salaries and expenses, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $1,182,000 below the request.

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MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT The Committee recommends $30,000,000 for the Minority Busi- ness Development Agency (MBDA), which is $2,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $1,714,000 above the request. Assistance for agricultural and manufacturing start-ups.—The Committee notes that manufacturing and agricultural start-up companies often face particular challenges that can impede their chances of success. Therefore, the Committee directs MBDA to work with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and with ITA to see how their efforts can be better coordinated to ensure that Commerce is able to provide end-to-end services for such start- up businesses, including ones that are minority-owned.

ECONOMIC AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $99,000,000 for economic and statistical analysis, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $12,033,000 below the request. Within amounts provided, the Com- mittee encourages the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to develop additional data products related to small businesses. The recommendation does not include funding for the relocation or reconfiguration of BEA’s office space. The Committee understands that additional office space may be available in the Herbert C. Hoover building as a result of ongoing renovation activities. Further, the Committee recommends that the Department explore teleworking opportunities for BEA employees. The Department shall consult with the Committee regarding these matters prior to the expiration of BEA’s lease in June 2016.

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS The Committee recommends $1,106,500,000 for the Bureau of the Census, which is $161,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $104,928,000 below the request. SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $248,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of the Census (‘‘the Bureau’’), which is $4,000,000 below fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. This amount assumes $12,794,000 in administrative savings, as proposed by the Bureau. Funds shall be distributed as follows; any deviation shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Current Economic Statistics ...... $183,727,000 Current Demographic Statistics ...... 61,673,000 Survey Development and Data Services ...... 2,600,000 Total ...... $248,000,000 Longitudinal database.—The recommendation includes $5,000,000 for research enhancements to the longitudinal database, which will include information on the links between business re-

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 14 search and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Census shall provide a report within 180 days of enactment of this Act regarding the status of this research and the timeframes for making this information available to the public. PERIODIC CENSUSES AND PROGRAMS The Committee recommends a total of $858,500,000 for periodic censuses and programs, which is $165,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $104,928,000 below the request. The recommendation provides for a transfer of $1,551,000 to the Office of Inspector Gen- eral (OIG) for oversight of the Census Bureau. Funds shall be distributed as follows; any deviation shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Economic Statistics Programs: Economic Censuses ...... $115,000,000 Census of Governments ...... 9,000,000 Demographic Statistics Programs: Intercensal Demographic Estimates ...... 9,900,000 2020 Decennial Census ...... 625,000,000 Demographic Surveys Sample Redesign ...... 9,600,000 Geographic Support ...... 58,000,000 Data Processing System ...... 43,000,000 Unallocated Reduction ...... ¥11,000,000 Total ...... $858,500,000 Economic Censuses.—The recommendation includes $115,000,000 for the Economic Census. This level of funding will support dissemination of 2012 Economic Census products and enable Census to begin planning for the 2017 Economic Census. American Community Survey (ACS).—The Committee is aware that the Bureau has convened Federal agencies to review questions included on the ACS to ensure that all questions are necessary and that the ACS is the appropriate survey vehicle to gather the information. The Committee notes that no question can be removed from the ACS without an open public comment process. The Com- mittee is also aware that the Bureau now has a Respondent Advo- cate who is responsible for assisting respondents who have concerns with the ACS and for engaging with the Congress to address constituent concerns. The Bureau shall provide quarterly briefings to the Committee on efforts to ensure the necessity of all the questions on the ACS; on efforts to ensure that non-response follow-up is conducted in the least intrusive manner; and on congressional outreach conducted by the Respondent Advocate. Finally, the Com- mittee urges the Census Bureau to pursue the support of the Con- gress with respect to its plans to use adaptive design methods in the ACS and the upcoming 2020 Decennial Census. 2020 Decennial Census.—The Committee recommends $625,000,000 for activities in support of the 2020 Decennial Census and ACS. Of this amount, $387,000,000 is provided to support completion of research and the beginning design, development, and testing for the 2020 Census. The Committee is aware that the Cen- sus Bureau has modeled design changes that could reduce the cost of the 2020 Census by more than $5 billion compared to repeating the same design and methods used for the 2010 Decennial. Signifi- cant design changes include using a ‘‘bring your own device’’ model for enumerators; changes in address canvassing; expanded internet

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 15 response options; expanded use of administrative records; a reduced field office footprint; and more directed non-response follow- up protocols. The Committee urges the Bureau to work aggressively to narrow its focus on the path forward on various research activities underway and to engage the Congress regarding the various options noted above. The Committee understands that the Census Bureau is considering numerous alternatives to the separate Race and Hispanic Origin questions that were included in the 2010 Census. The Committee expects the Bureau to consult with interested parties, the Congress, and the National Advisory Com- mittee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations before making any such changes to the 2020 Decennial Census questions. Census Enterprise Data Collection and Processing.—The recommendation includes $43,000,000 to support Census Bureau efforts to establish an enterprise approach to data collection and processing. The Committee supports the Bureau’s efforts to develop a more flexible and secure enterprise architecture as it will enable Census to realize economies of scale to support data collection efforts. The Bureau shall provide quarterly briefings regarding the status of these efforts beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. Information in these briefings shall include but not be limited to the current systems, costs to maintain them, the surveys supported, FTE associated with those systems, and the anticipated date that various IT systems will be retired and data merged onto the larger enterprise architecture. Census shall provide these reports concurrently to the OIG and GAO. Small population groups.—The Committee is concerned about the availability of data on small population groups. In many ethnic and immigrant communities, gathering accurate information about smaller subgroups is important for policymakers, as the needs among the various populations vary significantly. The Committee urges the Bureau to ensure that reliable information about these subgroups, especially numerically smaller groups, is collected and published, and directs the Bureau to provide a report within 90 days of enactment of this Act describing the steps it will take to ensure the availability and accuracy of these data.

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $36,700,000 for the salaries and expenses of the National Telecommunications and Information Ad- ministration (NTIA), which is $9,300,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $14,300,000 below the request. Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP).—The recommendation includes up to $12,000,000 for BTOP grant closeout activities and for ongoing administration of BTOP grants. This amount reflects the $12,264,000 reduction proposed by NTIA as the BTOP program begins closeout activities associated with the remaining 80 grants. The Committee directs NTIA to continue submitting quarterly reports on BTOP. In addition, NTIA shall provide a report no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act regarding the status of the seven projects that were awarded to support deployment of 700 MHz public safety broadband networks and

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UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) The Committee recommends $3,458,000,000 for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), the full amount of fiscal year 2015 fee collections estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. The spending authority provided represents an increase of $434,000,000, or 14 percent, above fiscal year 2014. The recommendation continues language making available any excess fee collections above the estimated level and appropriated in this Act. PTO shall continue to provide monthly reports on its actual and projected fee collections. Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund.—The recommendation includes bill language regarding excess fees deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund. The Committee reminds PTO that prior to obligating any of the funds in the Reserve Fund during fiscal year 2015, PTO shall submit to the Committee a reprogramming notification with a spending plan describing the intended uses of funds. The Committee expects that any such reprogramming will describe how the expenditure of these reserve funds will improve patent quality, reduce the backlog of pending applications and appeals, improve the information technology infrastructure or otherwise improve the efficiency and effectiveness of PTO. Operating reserve.—The Committee notes that PTO is planning to grow its operating reserve to $950,851,000 for Patents and to $119,480,000 for Trademarks by the end of fiscal year 2015. These amounts are projected to grow to a combined $1,113,675,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $2,064,337,000 by fiscal year 2019. It is unclear why PTO would need to build such a large reserve of unspent fees and how that relates to projected backlog, workload, and pendency

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 17 targets. The Committee is also perplexed that PTO would grow such a sizeable reserve given the current fragile state of its IT infrastructure. Accordingly, the Committee encourages PTO to reex- amine its fee structure and maximize investment in addressing IT deficiencies as soon as possible. Patents End 2 End (PE2E).—The Committee understands that during fiscal year 2015, PTO plans to spend about $16,368,000 on PE2E with another $64,365,000 for PE2E–2. PTO plans to deploy PE2E to all patent examiners by the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 with all examiners receiving training on PE2E by the end of the fiscal year. PTO shall provide quarterly briefings on the status of PE2E, PE2E–2, the proposed retirement of legacy IT systems and cost savings associated with those retirements, and any efficiencies achieved in patent processing as a result of these information technology investments. Satellite offices.—PTO shall provide a report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this Act regarding the status of the four PTO satellite offices in Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; and San Jose, California, to include staffing levels, applications examined, efficiencies achieved and other benefits realized.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY The Committee recommends $855,800,000 for NIST, which is $5,800,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $44,200,000 below the request. SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH AND SERVICES The Committee recommends $670,500,000 for NIST’s scientific and technical programs, which is $19,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $9,500,000 below the request. The recommendation does not adopt the proposed termination of the NIST Summer Institute for Middle School teachers. Laboratory programs.—The recommendation includes $597,512,000 for NIST Laboratory programs. This amount is the same as the request to support U.S. innovation, advanced manufacturing and industrial competitiveness. Within this amount, up to $5,900,000 is provided for the National Strategy for Trusted Identi- ties in Cyberspace (NSTIC). Given the lack of progress associated with the pilots funded thus far, the recommended amount only supports ongoing programmatic efforts and does not include the second year of funding for fiscal year 2014 grant awardees or funds to award new grants in fiscal year 2015. NIST shall provide a report to the Committee within 120 days of enactment of this Act regarding the status of each of the pilots funded and milestones achieved, the near-term plans for continuing this program, and proposed future efforts. NIST shall use the remaining $10,600,000 proposed for NSTIC to enhance research and standards activities in its core lab programs. Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.—The Committee is aware that the Nation’s retail sector is vulnerable to and targeted by cyberattacks. The Committee encourages NIST to build on its existing industry-sector focused work to create a retail-specific cybersecurity initiative and partner as appropriate with academic entities

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 18 and national leaders in retail cybersecurity and retail supply chain management and logistics. Standards Coordination and Special Programs.—The recommendation includes $55,676,000 for standards coordination and special programs. Within these amounts, up to $5,000,000 is included to maintain NIST’s current forensic research and standards work. The recommendation does not include the requested increase of $3,500,000 to support or operate Forensic Science Advisory Com- mittees. Tornado resistant structures.—While NIST has made great strides in developing and encouraging the adoption of standards to make buildings more fire, wind and earthquake resistant, the Com- mittee is concerned that insufficient progress has been made in the development and adoption of cost-effective measures to make homes and businesses more disaster resilient in tornado-prone areas of the South, West and Midwest. The Committee believes NIST should formally establish standards both for new construction and for existing buildings and homes that are located in areas prone to severe weather. NIST is encouraged to partner with academic institutions and industry to establish such standards and models for more resilient construction. Windstorm research and disaster resiliency.—As part of its efforts to improve the resiliency of buildings, NIST is encouraged to partner with academic research institutions that have expertise in the effects of natural disasters to replicate high-force windstorm impacts on buildings and test large, integrated models of such impacts. Canine detection standards.—The Committee recognizes canine detection teams play a critical role in law enforcement and home- land security efforts yet no widely accepted standards or protocols exist on the breeding, training, and deployment of canine detection teams. The Committee encourages NIST to continue its existing research programs on canine olfactory detection of explosives and to collaborate with subject matter experts in academia, the private sector, and Federal, State, and local stakeholders as appropriate to develop such standards and protocols. Textile research.—The Committee recognizes the importance of the U.S. textile industry and encourages NIST to pursue advanced textile and apparel research and manufacturing activities. INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES The Committee recommends $130,000,000 for Industrial Tech- nology Services, which is $13,000,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $31,000,000 below the request. The entire amount recommended in this account is for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), which is $2,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $11,000,000 below the request. The Committee reiterates its support for the MEP program which helps U.S. businesses streamline manufacturing techniques and increase efficiency and profits through training resources as well as specific project assistance to the U.S. domestic manufacturing industry. Program efficiencies.—The Committee is aware of recent efforts by MEP to examine ways to reduce administrative costs and provide more direct assistance to the Centers. Accordingly, MEP shall provide a report within 60 days of enactment of this Act detailing

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 19 the amount of funds to be maintained at headquarters and the uses of those funds. Technology and supply chain connections.—Within funds provided for MEP, the Committee urges NIST to develop technological solutions, on both a regional and nationwide basis, to help companies, communities, colleges and universities, inventors, and entre- preneurs find one another and facilitate strategic partnerships. The Committee believes that finding ways of accelerating such supply chain connections is indispensable to any serious effort to create and sustain manufacturing jobs in the United States, and that technology—particularly Internet-based approaches—can play a vital role in enabling such connections to be quickly and easily realized. The Department shall report to the Committee on these efforts, including any lessons learned and future plans. This report shall be delivered no later than one year after enactment, with an interim report provided no later than 180 days after enactment. Manufacturing Innovation Institutes.—The Committee is aware that prior year funds under this account have been used for NIST contributions to interagency support for Manufacturing Innovation Institutes. Any such contributions in fiscal year 2015 shall be proposed as a reprogramming of funds under the procedures in section 505 of this Act. CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH FACILITIES The Committee recommends $55,300,000 for NIST construction, which is $700,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $3,700,000 below the request. Construction and Major Renovations.—The recommendation includes $11,100,000 to continue ongoing renovations of NIST’s Boul- der, Colorado laboratory. Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repairs.—The recommendation includes $44,200,000 for ongoing maintenance of the NIST labs. NIST shall continue to provide updates on the projects funded within this account, to include milestones and total amount of funding necessary for completion.

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION The Committee recommends a total of $5,325,120,000 in discretionary funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis- tration (NOAA), which is $10,514,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $163,615,000 below the request. The recommendation prioritizes funding for National Weather Service (NWS) operations, weather research, and related satellite programs. National Ocean Policy.—The Committee notes that no funding was provided in fiscal year 2014, and none was requested in fiscal year 2015, to implement the National Ocean Policy. Consequently, no funds for National Ocean Policy activities are included under any NOAA program, project or activity in this Act. OPERATIONS, RESEARCH, AND FACILITIES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) The Committee recommends a total program level of $3,220,480,000 under this account for the coastal, fisheries, marine, weather, satellite and other programs of NOAA. This total funding

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 20 level includes $3,089,480,000 in direct appropriations, a transfer of $116,000,000 from balances in the ‘‘Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries’’ fund and $15,000,000 derived from recoveries of prior year obligations. The direct appropriation of $3,089,480,000 is $67,912,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $148,513,000 below the request. The following narrative descriptions and tables identify the specific activities and funding levels included in this Act. National Ocean Service.—The recommendation provides $473,446,000 for National Ocean Service (NOS) operations, research, and facilities. Navigation, Observations, and Positioning.—The recommendation provides $191,500,000 for Navigation, Observations, and Posi- tioning. Within this amount, the Committee expects NOAA to prioritize its mission-critical responsibilities, including mapping and charting, geodesy, and tides and current data activities. The recommendation includes a $4,000,000 increase as requested for coastal LIDAR surveys. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS).—The recommendation includes $29,500,000 for IOOS regional observations, including $1,000,000 to accelerate development and integration of new marine sensor technologies that have been funded in prior appropriations acts. National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS).—The recommendation does not endorse NOAA’s proposal to consolidate NCCOS facilities and instead continues funding for all existing labs in fiscal year 2015. NOAA shall submit a comprehensive analysis no later than one year after enactment of this Act on all NCCOS facilities and labs, to include current maintenance costs as well as a detailed analysis of how the research conducted by NCCOS laboratories would be affected by any proposed NCCOS lab consolidation. Coastal Storms Program.—The Committee recognizes the importance of the Coastal Storms Program buoys and encourages NOAA to consult with the local user community to develop cost-sharing arrangements as appropriate prior to terminating operation of the buoys. NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE Operations, Research, and Facilities (in thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Navigation, Observations, and Positioning Navigation, Observations, and Positioning ...... $137,000 Integrated Ocean Observing System Regional Observations ...... 29,500 Hydrographic Survey Priorities/Contracts ...... 25,000

Navigation, Observations, and Positioning ...... 191,500

Coastal Science and Assessment Coastal Science, Assessment, Response and Restoration ...... 70,500 Competitive External Research ...... 9,000

Coastal Science and Assessment ...... 79,500

Ocean and Coastal Management and Services Coastal Zone Management and Services ...... 42,000

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Program Amount

Coastal Zone Management Grants ...... 66,146 Coral Reef Program ...... 26,000 Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas ...... 47,000 National Estuarine Research Reserve System ...... 21,300

Ocean and Coastal Management and Services ...... 202,446

Total, National Ocean Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities ...... $473,446 National Marine Fisheries Service.—The Committee recommends $790,200,000 for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) operations, research, and facilities. Protected Species Research and Management.—The Committee recommends $177,500,000 for Protected Species Research and Man- agement programs. Within available resources, the Committee encourages NOAA to maintain funding for marine mammal stranding grants. Biological opinions related to pesticide registration.—The Com- mittee recognizes that the National Research Council (NRC) raised serious concerns in its April 2013 report, Assessing Risks to Endan- gered and Threatened Species From Pesticides, about NMFS’ methods in conducting scientific assessments of ecological risks from pesticides as required by the Endangered Species Act. The Com- mittee encourages NMFS to revise its six biological opinions on pesticide registrations released since 2008 to comply with the In- terim Approaches for National-Level Pesticide Endangered Species Act Assessment’s methodology developed by NMFS and other Fed- eral agencies in response to the NRC report. NMFS shall provide a report to the Committee on Appropriations no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act regarding its plans to comply with the recommendations in the NRC report and to implement the Interim Approaches. Pacific Coast groundfish.—In the event that legislation is enacted during fiscal year 2015 that authorizes changes to the existing loan program that has funded the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction program, the recommendation includes up to $275,000 to support those changes. Data validation processes.—The Committee is aware that NOAA ingests multiple data sets, including catch histories from recreational for-hire fishing and commercial fleets, in developing its fishery quotas. NOAA shall provide a report no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act regarding the role of estimate spikes in determining such quotas, with an emphasis on reported spikes in the Atlantic sea bass fishery during calendar year 2013. Electronic monitoring.—Within funds for Fisheries Research and Management Programs, the recommendation includes up to $2,000,000 for development and implementation of electronic monitoring and reporting technologies. NOAA shall review its existing electronic monitoring research and pilots and engage stakeholders in order to rapidly implement a solution that will enhance safety and improve and expand data collection efforts that are less costly

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Program Amount

Protected Species Research and Management Protected Species Research and Management Programs Base ...... $39,000 Species Recovery Grants ...... 7,000 Marine Mammals ...... 47,000 Marine Turtles ...... 11,000 Other Protected Species (marine fish, plants and invertebrates) ...... 10,000 Atlantic Salmon ...... 4,000 Pacific Salmon ...... 59,500

Total, Protected Species Research and Management ...... 177,500

Fisheries Research and Management Fisheries Research and Management Programs Base ...... 176,725 National Catch Share Program ...... 20,000 Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishing Capacity Reduction Program ...... 275 Expand Annual Stock Assessments—Improve Data Collection ...... 72,000 Economics and Social Sciences Research ...... 7,300 Salmon Management Activities ...... 30,000 Regional Councils and Fisheries Commissions ...... 32,000 Fisheries Statistics ...... 22,000 Fish Information Networks ...... 22,000 Survey and Monitoring Projects ...... 24,000 Fisheries Oceanography ...... 2,100 American Fisheries Act ...... 3,700 Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants ...... 2,500 Reducing Bycatch ...... 3,500 Product Quality and Safety ...... 6,700

Total, Fisheries Research and Management ...... 424,800

Enforcement and Observers/Training Enforcement ...... 65,000 Observers/Training ...... 43,000

Total, Enforcement and Observers/Training ...... 108,000

Habitat Conservation and Restoration Sustainable Habitat Management ...... 25,000

Total, Habitat Conservation and Restoration ...... 25,000

Other Activities Supporting Fisheries Antarctic Research ...... 2,900 Aquaculture ...... 5,600 Climate Regimes and Ecosystem Productivity ...... 2,000 Computer Hardware and Software ...... 1,800 Cooperative Research ...... 12,000 Information Analyses and Dissemination ...... 15,000 Marine Resources Monitoring, Assessment and Prediction Program ...... 800 National Environmental Policy Act ...... 6,500 NMFS Facilities Maintenance ...... 3,300 Regional Studies ...... 5,000

Total, Other Activities Supporting Fisheries ...... 54,900

Total, National Marine Fisheries Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities ...... $790,200

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 25 times from 14 minutes to 20 minutes, reduce false alarm rates, and improve detection and warning of high-impact severe weather. If appropriate, NOAA shall establish a Joint Coordinating Committee to serve as the focal point for MPAR research and development efforts. In addition, NOAA shall provide a report no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act regarding timeframes for determining the operational feasibility of MPAR, to include yearly costs and schedule milestones. NOAA shall consult with its government and academic research partners in developing this report. Ocean Exploration and Research.—The Committee recommends $28,000,000 for ocean exploration and research activities. NOAA’s ocean exploration program should continue to conduct fundamental exploration and surveys of the world’s oceans with a primary focus on America’s Exclusive Economic Zones of the Continental United States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Pacific Territories. The Committee encourages NOAA to partner with non-governmental organizations and academic institutions in these activities. Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP).—The recommendation does not include funds requested for the ORAP as legislation authorizing the transfer of this panel from the Department of Defense to NOAA has not been enacted. Sea Grant.—The Committee notes the success of the Sea Grant program’s Coastal Communities Adaptation Initiative, which assists municipalities in complying with the Community Rating Sys- tem, a flood risk management mitigation program for the National Flood Insurance Program. High Performance Computing Initiatives.—The recommendation includes $12,000,000 within the ORF account to accelerate the adoption of advanced computing, communications, and information technology throughout NOAA. In addition, the recommendation includes $13,500,000 within the Procurement, Acquisition and Con- struction (PAC) account for high performance computing research initiatives. The Committee continues to support investments in NOAA’s supercomputing capacity programs. NOAA shall submit a report no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act regarding the fiscal year 2014 activities and milestones achieved with funding provided to NOAA for these efforts and the planned fiscal year 2015 investments and associated milestones. Ocean, Coastal, and Great Lakes Research, Laboratories and Co- operative Institutes.—The Committee supports collaboration between NOAA and external academic institutions that conduct scientific research for the conservation of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems within U.S. waters. The Committee recognizes that the science sponsored through such collaboration is imperative for management of these coral reefs for ecosystem resilience and for the effective implementation of the National Coral Reef Action Strategy, especially with regard to the identification of local action strategies addressing key threats in each of the jurisdictions that have coral reefs within their boundaries. The Committee encourages NOAA to strengthen its partnerships with institutes focused on management-driven coral reef research.

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Program Amount

Climate Research Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ...... $51,000 Regional Climate Data and Information ...... 25,000 Climate Competitive Research, Sustained Observations and Regional Information ...... 43,000

Total, Climate Research ...... 119,000

Weather and Air Chemistry Research Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ...... 64,000 U.S. Weather Research Program ...... 7,300 Tornado Severe Storm Research/Phased Array Radar ...... 13,500

Total, Weather and Air Chemistry Research ...... 84,800

Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes ...... 25,000 National Sea Grant College Program ...... 62,000 Marine Aquaculture Program ...... 2,000 Ocean Exploration and Research ...... 28,000 Integrated Ocean Acidification ...... 6,000 Sustained Ocean Observations and Monitoring ...... 41,000

Total, Ocean, Coastal and Great Lakes Research ...... 164,000

High Performance Computing Initiatives ...... 12,000

Total, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Operations, Research, and Facilities ...... $379,800 National Weather Service.—The Committee recommends $943,180,000 for National Weather Service (NWS) operations, research, and facilities, which is $16,327,000 above the request, to maintain critical capabilities to provide weather forecasts and warnings. New budget structure.—The Committee adopts the new budget structure proposed by the NWS in its fiscal year 2015 budget request. This structure represents a more logical format that aligns budget needs against functional activities. The NWS shall provide regular updates to the Committee regarding progress implementing this new structure. The Committee expects that these changes will allow NWS to achieve efficiencies, fill critical staff vacancies, improve service delivery, meet or exceed programmatic milestones in forecasting, and speed deployment of new forecasting technologies. The Committee expects NOAA to ensure that all budget, finance, and program managers throughout NOAA are adequately trained to ensure compliance with applicable financial management guidelines, policy, and Federal law. NOAA shall consult with the GAO in planning for such training. Analyze, Forecast, and Support.—The recommendation includes $483,187,000 for analyze, forecast, and support activities. This amount includes $6,000,000 above the request to restore NOAA’s proposed reductions to tsunami grant funds. The Analyze, Forecast, and Support program funds the operation of the Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs), River Forecast Centers, the seven National Cen- ters and the Tsunami Warning Centers. The recommended level

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Program Amount

Observations ...... $194,777 Central Processing ...... 96,517 Analyze, Forecast, and Support ...... 483,187 Dissemination ...... 40,099 Science & Technology Integration ...... 128,600

Total, National Weather Service, Operations, Research, and Facilities ...... $943,180 National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS).—The Committee recommends $189,200,000 for NESDIS operations, research, and facilities. The recommendation adopts the revised budget structure proposed in the budget request. The Com- mittee encourages NOAA to continue working with local communities to develop sustainable transition plans to enable interested communities to assume operations and maintenance costs of weather stations that are part of the U.S. Regional Climate Reference Network. The Committee understands that some localities are prepared to dedicate State and local funding required to operate and maintain the weather stations beginning in fiscal year 2015. Office of Satellite and Product Operations.—The recommendation includes $84,000,000 for Satellite and Product Operations. This activity funds the command and control of NOAA operational environmental satellites. This level of funding will support the transition of high resolution information transmissions into operations. National Environmental Information Office.—The recommendation includes $69,000,000 for the National Environmental Informa- tion Office. This program is the official data management entity for oceanographic, geophysical, and climatological information within the United States. Funds support the National Climatic Data Cen- ter, the National Oceanographic Data Center, and the National Geophysical Data Center. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE, DATA AND INFORMATION SERVICE Operations, Research, and Facilities (in thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Satellite and Product Operations ...... $84,000 NSOF operations ...... 8,500

Subtotal, Office of Satellite and Product Operations ...... 92,500

Product Development, Readiness and Application ...... 26,000

Subtotal, Product Development, Readiness and Application ...... 26,000

Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs ...... 1,000 Office of Space Commercialization ...... 600 Group on Earth Observations ...... 100

Total, Environmental Satellite Observing Systems ...... 120,200

National Environmental Information Office ...... 69,000

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Program Amount

Total, Data Centers and Information Services ...... 69,000

Total, NESDIS, Operations, Research, and Facilities ...... $189,200 Program Support.—The recommendation includes $444,654,000 for Program Support operations, research, and facilities. Management and administrative costs.—The recommendation includes language capping NOAA corporate services administrative support costs at $215,654,000. In addition to this funding, the Com- mittee notes that each line office also includes its own ‘‘Head- quarters Program Support’’ costs. NOAA shall continue efforts to standardize the treatment of management and administrative costs in each line office in a manner that maximizes transparency and accountability, and reduce or eliminate unnecessary travel, print- ing, supply purchases, conference attendance, and other non-mission critical costs. NOAA education program.—The Committee includes $22,400,000 for NOAA’s education program. NOAA shall spend no less than $14,400,000 of the amount provided to continue its Educational Partnership Program with Minority Serving Institutions. Within these funds, NOAA is encouraged to create an additional Coopera- tive Science Center at an Hispanic Serving Institution. Within the remaining base education funds, NOAA is encouraged to develop an education grant program to support existing community-based school-age education programs that seek to promote environmental awareness, energy efficiency and conservation, and recycling. STEM consolidation.—The recommendation does not adopt any of NOAA’s proposed STEM education consolidation proposals. NOAA is expected to maintain these programs at current operating levels. Extramural research.—The Committee believes that NOAA benefits from collaboration with academia and the private sector with respect to cooperative institutes and competitive research as these relationships build broad community support, leverage external funding for mission-oriented research, strengthen the science within NOAA, and create new advances in scientific knowledge. Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.—The recommendation includes $206,600,000, which is an increase of $5,400,000 above fiscal year 2014, to support 3,170 days at sea and 2,795 flight hours on NOAA vessels and aircraft. PROGRAM SUPPORT Operations, Research, and Facilities (in thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Program Support Corporate Services Under Secretary and Associate Offices ...... $27,000 NOAA-Wide Corporate Services and Agency Management ...... 107,354 DOC Accounting System ...... 10,000

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Program Amount

Payment to the DOC Working Capital Fund ...... 38,000 IT Security ...... 8,300 NOAA Facilities Management, Maintenance, Construction and Safety ...... 25,000

Subtotal, Corporate Services and Facilities ...... 215,654

NOAA Education Program Education Partnership Program/Minority Serving Institutions ...... 14,400 NOAA Education Program Base ...... 8,000

Subtotal, NOAA Education Program ...... 22,400

Total, Program Support ...... 238,054

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Marine Operations and Maintenance ...... 175,000 Aviation Operations and Aircraft Services ...... 31,600

Total, Office of Marine and Aviation Operations ...... 206,600

Total, Program Support and OMAO, Operations, Research, and Facilities ...... $444,654

PROCUREMENT, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION The Committee recommends a total program level of $2,189,290,000 in direct obligations under this heading, of which $2,176,290,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations. The direct appropriation is $153,426,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $30,102,000 below the request. The following narrative descriptions and tables identify the specific activities and funding levels included in this Act: National Weather Service.—The recommendation includes $136,494,000 for NWS systems acquisitions and construction, the full amount requested. Next Generation Weather Radar.—Within amounts for Observa- tions, the recommendation includes $9,300,000 as requested to extend the useful life of the NEXRAD weather radar infrastructure. The Committee notes that 85 percent of all tornado warnings are based on radar detections. NWS Telecommunications Gateway.—Within amounts for Dis- semination, the recommendation includes $21,215,000 as requested to continue improvements to NWS’s infrastructure that collects and disseminates weather products. This multi-year effort began in fiscal year 2013 and is expected to be complete by fiscal year 2017. NWS Facilities.—The recommendation includes $5,650,000 as requested to support costs associated with WFO and River Forecast Center (RFC) relocations. NOAA shall provide a report no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act describing the status of each WFO and RFC, to include the lease arrangements, status of forecasting equipment, and facility conditions. Relocation.—Within amounts for Facilities Construction and Major Repairs, the recommendation includes $8,060,000 as re-

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Program Amount

Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Systems Acquisition Research Supercomputing/CCRI ...... 13,500

National Weather Service Systems Acquisition Observations ...... 13,314 Central Processing ...... 64,261 Dissemination ...... 45,209

Subtotal, NWS Systems Acquisition ...... 122,784

Weather Forecast Office Construction ...... 13,710

Total, National Weather Service - PAC ...... 136,494

National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service Systems Acquisition GOES R ...... 981,000 Jason-3 ...... 15,000 Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) ...... 916,500 DSCOVR ...... 20,000 COSMIC 2 ...... 6,800 Satellite Ground Services ...... 52,715 System Architecture and Advanced Planning ...... 4,393 Projects, Planning, and Analysis ...... 33,488

Subtotal, NESDIS Systems Acquisition ...... 2,029,896

Construction Satellite CDA Facility ...... 2,200

Total, NESDIS - PAC ...... 2,032,096

Program Support Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Fleet Replacement Fleet Capital Improvements and Technology Infusion ...... 7,200

Total, Procurement, Acquisition and Construction ...... $2,189,290

PACIFIC COASTAL SALMON RECOVERY The Committee recommends $65,000,000 for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $15,000,000 above the request. In addition, the accompanying bill includes language that requires all funds to be allocated based on scientific and merit principles and prohibits the availability of funds for marketing activities. FISHERMEN’S CONTINGENCY FUND The Committee recommends $350,000 for the Fishermen’s Con- tingency Fund, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. This Fund is available to compensate U.S. commercial fishermen for damage or loss caused by obstructions related to oil and gas exploration, and is derived from fees collected by the Secretary of the Interior.

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FISHERIES FINANCE PROGRAM ACCOUNT The Committee recommends language under this heading limiting obligations of direct loans to $24,000,000 for Individual Fish- ing Quota loans and $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans.

DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $54,000,000 for Departmental Man- agement, which is $1,500,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $3,637,000 below the request. First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).—The Committee believes that mandatory funds provided to FirstNet should be used to reimburse the OIG for its oversight activities. Such an agreement does not currently exist and there is no separate OIG function provided for in the FirstNet legislation. Financial management.—Several 2013 OIG reports examined Commerce agencies’ status of obligations, inappropriate use of purchase cards, and conference attendance activities. The Committee believes that these activities require continued, detailed management involvement to ensure that appropriate controls are in place. Accordingly, the Department shall provide regular briefings on the status of these efforts. Working Capital Fund (WCF).—The Committee supports expenditures from the WCF for the Business Application Solution and Risk Management Information System as these systems are necessary to ensure the appropriate use of the Department’s resources. The Committee notes that its funding recommendations for most Commerce agencies are less than requested. Therefore, the Com- mittee expects the Department to revise its WCF estimates for fiscal year 2015 accordingly and submit a proposed spending plan no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. The Committee is concerned that costs within the WCF continue to grow despite continued constraints on budgets throughout the Department. Com- merce shall continue to ensure that it is taking all necessary steps to economize, reduce or eliminate lower priority items and activities within the WCF. Repatriation and manufacturing initiatives.—The recommendation includes bill language directing the Secretary to maintain a repatriation task force and includes funding under EDA for repatriation grants. Commerce is reminded that this task force shall include representatives from the Office of the Secretary, ITA, EDA, NIST and other relevant offices and it shall meet quarterly to monitor trends in manufacturing repatriation and develop strategies to increase such repatriation. The Committee expects the Department to report to the Committee on these efforts no later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act. This report shall include a discussion of how the Federal government can best support State and local repatriation efforts. Further, Commerce shall include in this report an update on the Department’s Manufacturing Council, the composition of which was expanded in November 2013 to allow representatives of U.S. subsidiaries of foreign-owned or controlled firms. Commerce shall report on the extent to which the home-market countries of foreign-invested companies operating in the U.S.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Committee recommends the following general provisions for the Department of Commerce: Section 101 makes funds available for advanced payments only upon certification of officials designated by the Secretary that such payments are considered to be in the public interest. Section 102 makes appropriations for the Department available for hire of passenger motor vehicles, for services, and for uniforms and allowances as authorized by law. Section 103 provides the authority to transfer funds between De- partment of Commerce appropriation accounts and requiring notification to the Committee of certain actions. Section 104 extends congressional notification requirements for NOAA satellite programs. Section 105 provides for reimbursement for services within De- partment of Commerce buildings. Section 106 clarifies that grant recipients under the Department of Commerce may continue to deter child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over their networks. Section 107 provides the NOAA Administrator with the authority to avail NOAA of needed resources, with the consent of those sup- plying the resources, to carry out responsibilities of any statute administered by NOAA. Section 108 requires a monthly report on official travel to China. TITLE II DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $103,851,000 for Department of Justice, General Administration, Salaries and Expenses, which is $6,149,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $25,000,000 below the request. The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations by decision unit as follows:

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Department Leadership ...... $16,000,000 Intergovernmental Relations/External Affairs ...... 8,500,000 Executive Support/Professional Responsibility ...... 12,000,000 Justice Management Division ...... 67,351,000 Total, Salaries and Expenses ...... $103,851,000 Late report submissions.—The Committee is disappointed in the delays by the Department in submission of reports required by the fiscal year 2013 and 2014 Appropriations Acts. In some cases, the reports are over a year overdue. Such tardiness is unacceptable and reflects poorly on the Department’s ability and willingness to comply with congressional and Committee directives. In light of this persistent problem, the Committee recommendation in this account is reduced by $25,000,000 below the request. The Committee expects the Department will immediately submit overdue fiscal year 2013 reports and provide reports and briefings required pursuant to the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act, and as directed by the Committee for submission in fiscal year 2015, in a timely manner. Cyber attack and data breach repository.—In a hearing before the Subcommittee this year, the Attorney General expressed support for establishing a requirement for both the private and public sector to report incidents of cyber attacks, system and data breaches, maintain records of such incidents, and make such information available to Congress and the public. Such a repository would docu- ment the nature and extent of such threats, improve understanding of vulnerabilities, and facilitate the adoption of countermeasures. The Committee recognizes that there are existing databases of such information, located in various places in the Federal government, but that they are not comprehensive, and much of the information is not publicly available. Furthermore, the Committee recognizes that private sector information on breaches provided to the Federal government is, for the most part, submitted on a voluntary basis, and is treated as proprietary and generally not publicized. The Committee strongly supports efforts to increase public awareness of cyber threats and breaches and believe a central database would be a productive step in accomplishing this. The Committee directs the Department to examine the potential of establishing a central repository of cyber attacks and breaches, addressing as appropriate issues of security, privacy, and proprietary information, and submit recommendations for administrative and legislative actions to establish such a repository not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act. Limits on liaison partnerships.—In fiscal year 2014 the Com- mittee urged the Attorney General to establish a policy to prohibit Justice Department officials from non-investigative engagement and cooperation with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The Committee expects the Department to brief the Com- mittees on Appropriations on implementation of this policy, as specified in the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act, as soon as possible. Terrorist financing enforcement.—The Committee strongly supports Department efforts to identify, investigate, prosecute and disrupt terrorist financing operations, both domestically and abroad, and to prevent the transfer of funds from individuals or groups within the U.S. to designated terrorist organizations abroad. In ad-

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UNITED STATES PAROLE COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $13,308,000 for the United States Parole Commission, which is $708,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request.

LEGAL ACTIVITIES SALARIES AND EXPENSES, GENERAL LEGAL ACTIVITIES The Committee recommends $893,000,000 for General Legal Ac- tivities, which is $26,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $42,854,000 below the request. This appropriation supports the es- tablishment of litigation policy, the conduct of litigation, and other legal responsibilities of the Department of Justice. The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations by decision unit as follows:

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Office of the Solicitor General ...... $11,300,000 Tax Division ...... 105,900,000 Criminal Division ...... 195,000,000 Civil Division ...... 289,000,000 Environment and Natural Resources Division ...... 107,600,000 Office of Legal Counsel ...... 7,700,000 Civil Rights Division ...... 144,500,000 INTERPOL Washington ...... 32,000,000 Total, General Legal Activities ...... $893,000,000 The request includes additional funding in the Criminal Division to address the backlog in handling Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) requests, driven by a near doubling in requests over the past decade. The Committee understands this funding will support additional positions and one-time costs associated with upgrading the case management system for MLAT processing. The recommendation also supports additional resources for intellectual property rights enforcement, and the Committee expects the De- partment to make such enforcement a priority. INTERPOL.—The Committee expects the Department and INTERPOL to take all necessary steps to prevent foreign governments from manipulating INTERPOL red notices to issue false criminal charges against opposition activists and political or religious dissidents in order to secure their arrest in countries that have provided them asylum. In addition, the Committee is concerned about the potential impact of politically motivated prosecution and conviction of U.S. nongovernmental organization personnel in Egypt, which could unjustly tarnish their reputations and complicate future work and travel if they were required to report, without exception, criminal records that were fundamentally flawed or illegitimate. The Committee directs the Department to take all possible immediate actions to protect individuals caught up in such circumstances. Further, the Department shall report immediately to the Committee on any additional administrative or legislative steps to counteract, for purposes of United States law or reg- ulation, the negative effects these individuals may experience as a result of these politically motivated convictions. Human trafficking.—The Committee recommends not less than the fiscal year 2014 funding level for the Human Trafficking Pros- ecution Unit (HTPU) in the Civil Rights Division to fight human trafficking and slavery. The Committee directs the HTPU and the Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams to continue to make it their priority to help victim service providers and non-governmental organizations assist victims as part of broader efforts to combat human trafficking and slavery in the United States. Independent Review of the Civil Rights Division.—Congress included $1,000,000 in the OIG fiscal year 2014 appropriation for an independent assessment of the operation and management of the Civil Rights Division. The Committee understands the OIG is preparing to award a contract for this work. The Committee expects the Department will cooperate fully with this review and looks forward to receiving the final report. The Committee also expects the Department will report to the Committee on its response to that report and steps it will take to implement the report’s recommendations. Deinstitutionalization.—The Committee notes the nationwide trend towards deinstitutionalization of patients with intellectual or

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VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION TRUST FUND The recommendation includes $7,833,000 as a reimbursement from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund for costs of liti- gating cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660).

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, ANTITRUST DIVISION The Committee recommends $162,246,000 for salaries and expenses of the Antitrust Division, which is $1,846,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. The recommended funding level is offset by $100,000,000 in estimated fee collections for a net direct appropriation of $62,246,000.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS The Committee recommends $1,970,000,000 for the Executive Of- fice for United States Attorneys and the 93 United States Attor- neys’ offices, which is $26,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $14,673,000 above the request. This amount includes additional funding to address growing MLAT requests and case backlog. Prescription drug abuse.—Tackling the persistent, nationwide crisis of prescription drug abuse remains a core task for Federal law enforcement. U.S. Attorneys are expected to prioritize their investigations and prosecution of pain clinics that serve as fronts for the illegal distribution of addictive painkillers. Human trafficking.—The recommendation continues bill language directing each U.S. Attorney to lead a human trafficking task force. The Committee notes that the Department proposed to delete this language in the budget request. The Committee expects all U.S. Attorneys’ offices in fiscal year 2015 to enhance their ongoing leadership and participation in regional human trafficking task forces, to adopt a proactive stance on initiating and pursuing investigations, including of persons or entities that carry out or facilitate trafficking in persons through the use of the Internet, such as through online classified ads, and to continue public outreach efforts. The Department shall continue to submit semiannual reports on the efforts and impact of these task forces, as required by the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement.—The Committee expects the Department to continue to make IPR enforcement an investigative and prosecutorial priority for Federal prosecutors.

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UNITED STATES TRUSTEE SYSTEM FUND The Committee recommends $225,908,000 for the United States Trustee Program, which is $1,508,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. The recommended funding is fully offset by fee collections.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION The Committee recommends $2,326,000 for the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, which is $226,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF WITNESSES The Committee recommends $270,000,000, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and the request, for fees and expenses of witnesses who appear on behalf of the Government in cases in which the United States is a party. This appropriation is considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes.

SALARIES AND EXPENSES, COMMUNITY RELATIONS SERVICE The Committee recommends $12,000,000 for the Community Re- lations Service, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $972,000 below the request.

ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND The Committee recommends $20,514,000 for the Assets For- feiture Fund, which is $14,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request.

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE

SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $1,199,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the United States Marshals Service (USMS), which is $14,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the request. The Committee expects the USMS to continue its intensified efforts to combat violent gangs through its fugitive task forces and related programs.

CONSTRUCTION The Committee recommends $9,800,000, the same as fiscal year 2014 and the request, for construction and related expenses in space controlled, occupied or used by USMS for prisoner holding and related support.

FEDERAL PRISONER DETENTION

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) The Committee recommends $1,595,307,000 for Federal Prisoner Detention, which is $62,307,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. A rescission of $122,000,000 in prior year balances in this account is included in title V of this Act.

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NATIONAL SECURITY DIVISION

SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $94,800,000 for the National Secu- rity Division (NSD), which is $3,000,000 above both fiscal year 2014 and the request. This amount will help the NSD address the growing workload for its national security mission, including work related to its FISA responsibilities. Within the amount provided is funding for three additional attorney positions in the FARA office to improve its capacity to deal with enforcement workload and the evolving complexity of its work. The Committee has also included direction under the OIG for a review of the Department’s FARA enforcement performance. The Committee remains interested in determining whether current law provides for the collection of appropriate and sufficient disclosure information from lobbyists who work on behalf of state-owned or -directed companies. The Depart- ment shall brief the Committee on FARA and Lobbying Disclosure Act execution as specified in the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act as soon as possible.

INTERAGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT

INTERAGENCY CRIME AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT The Committee recommends $515,000,000 for Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement, which is $1,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $10,000,000 above the request. Funds are included under this heading to support interagency Organized Crime Drug Enforce- ment Task Forces (OCDETF), which target high-level drug trafficking organizations through coordinated, multi-jurisdictional investigations. Decision unit subtotals.—The recommendation includes $363,000,000 for investigations and $152,000,000 for prosecutions. The Committee notes OCDETF cases routinely include DEA personnel funded from the DEA Salaries and Expenses account, as well as criminal investigators and agents from other agencies who directly fund their participation in OCDETF cases. OCDETF shall submit an updated report no later than 120 days after the enactment of this Act displaying current and historical levels of investigative and prosecutorial FTE devoted to OCDETF cases, including FTE funded under this account and FTE funded from other appropriations. Heroin.—The recent surge in heroin use, overdose deaths, and trafficking volumes shows it to be one of the gravest problems now facing law enforcement and the drug treatment community. DEA noted in its 2013 threat assessment a trend of users switching to heroin from prescription drug abuse as one explanation for a rise in overdose deaths, and warned that persons addicted to opioid prescription pills now find highly pure heroin easier and cheaper to obtain. The Committees urges the Department to intensify its use of task forces to address this disturbing trend.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $8,356,857,000 for the Salaries and Expenses account of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), which is $111,055,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $78,638,000 above the request. The increase reflects necessary funding to permit the FBI to continue to restore positions and recover from programmatic cuts sustained under the sequester, as well as to cover necessary base adjustment costs simply to sustain current efforts— costs that the President’s budget had proposed to offset with unspecified reductions of $168,000,000. The Committee’s recommendation supports FBI’s efforts to meet its expanding workload related to core national security and law enforcement missions. In addition, the funding supports additional resources to address the rising backlog of MLAT cases. The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations by decision unit as follows: Intelligence ...... $1,690,000,000 Counterterrorism/Counterintelligence ...... 3,360,000,000 Criminal Enterprise/Federal Crimes ...... 2,757,000,000 Criminal Justice Services ...... 549,857,000 Total, Salaries and Expenses ...... $8,356,857,000 Computer intrusions, cyber threats and cybersecurity.—The FBI Director testified before the Subcommittee that cybersecurity, cyber-attacks and other cybercrimes have become a central mission and priority for the Bureau. The Committee has included funding in its recommendation to ensure the FBI can continue to develop and implement its Next Generation Cyber (NGC) approach, a comprehensive ‘‘whole of government’’ approach to the investigating of computer intrusions and defeat of cyber threat actors, including through its national network of cyber task forces with Federal, State, local and international partners in government, industry, and academia. The Committee notes that it has received neither the cyber threat assessment required under the fiscal year 2013 Appropriations Act, nor the updated assessment, in both classified and unclassified versions, that was to be submitted with the Presi- dent’s fiscal year 2015 budget request. The Committee directs the FBI to provide the report as soon as possible, and to submit an updated assessment with the President’s fiscal year 2016 budget request, which will identify and rank foreign governments and non- state actors according to the cyber threats they pose to the United States. Counterintelligence.—The Committee noted in both fiscal year 2013 and 2014 House Reports its extreme concern with actions the Chinese government and its military, intelligence or Communist party entities carry out through organizations that promote educational, cultural or professional exchanges. The Committee is awaiting a briefing, to be arranged by the FBI in coordination with relevant executive branch agencies, on organizations engaged in exchange programs that involve U.S. officials, and measures being taken to ensure those officials are informed of any Chinese government involvement in such programs. The Committee expects this briefing will be provided as soon as possible.

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DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends total budget authority of $2,420,000,000 for salaries and expenses, of which $366,680,000 is derived from fees deposited in the Diversion Control Fund, and $2,053,320,000 is provided by direct appropriation. The recommended direct appropriation is $35,320,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the request. This increase is intended to help DEA offset its necessary pay and non-pay base costs, which the President’s budget had proposed be fully absorbed using unspecified administrative offsets. The increase is also expected to support DEA’s growing enforcement workload, including supporting its challenges in its overseas programs, as well as continuing support of State and local partners. Diversion control.—The recommendation includes $366,680,000 for the regulatory and enforcement activities of DEA’s Diversion Control Program. The Diversion Control Program is fully funded by fee collections. Within this level of funding, the Committee expects DEA to sustain its current level of effort for Tactical Diversion Squads and scheduled regulatory investigations. Methamphetamine lab cleanup.—The funding recommendation for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) includes $10,000,000 for transfer to DEA to assist State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies with the removal and disposal of hazardous materials at methamphetamine labs, including funds for training, technical assistance, purchase of equipment, and a container program. The Committee understands that DEA will continue to expand and reduce the cost of its cleanup operations in fiscal year 2015 due to the efficiencies from use of container pickups. Prescription drug and heroin abuse.—The Committee is ex- tremely concerned about the continued threat posed by prescription drug abuse, as well as the resurgence of heroin abuse and overdoses that appear connected to enforcement of laws against prescription drug diversion. The Committee has included in its recommendation funding to support enhancement of DEA’s investigative efforts to deal with these growing threats, and directs DEA to report to the Committee no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on the numbers of actual and estimated heroin investigations in fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the amounts and street value of heroin associated with such investigations, and prosecutions resulting from investigations. Law enforcement resources in the Caribbean.—The Committee remains concerned about the high level of narcotics trafficking and associated violent crime in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Committee directs the Attorney General to assess the adequacy of current Justice Department law enforcement personnel and resources assigned to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the context of overall Federal, Commonwealth, and local efforts in the region, and to identify resources necessary to close enforcement gaps in future budget submissions.

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BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES

SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $1,200,000,000 for the salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explo- sives (ATF), which is $21,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $1,004,000 below the request. Gun law enforcement.—The recommendation includes funding above the current year level to continue and enhance the fiscal year 2014 initiatives to investigate violations of Federal firearms laws, to include increased violent crime reduction and inspection capabilities and crime gun tracing, including through updating and expanding use of the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network (NIBIN). A briefing on ATF allocation of funding for its violent crime enforcement, regulatory efforts, and firearms tracing, to include expansion and support of NIBIN, was required under the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act, and the Committee directs ATF to provide it as soon as possible. The Committee is concerned about growing backlogs in processing applications required under the National Firearms Act (NFA), as well as licensing approvals for manufacturers. According to ATF, NFA applications increased more than 380 percent between 2005 and 2013. In an effort to reduce processing time and backlogs, ATF has implemented ‘‘eForms,’’ an electronic filing process, which has reduced submission and processing times, as well as data entry processing backlogs. The Committee encourages ATF to seek further service improvements, and directs ATF to report no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act on the status of its processing initiatives, to include data on processing volumes, delays, and backlogs, as well as actual and estimated staffing and operating costs in fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Should additional funding be required to reduce processing time, the Committee expects ATF to submit a reprogramming request. Tobacco enforcement.—The Committee awaits the report on ATF tobacco enforcement strategies and resources required by the fiscal year 2014 Appropriations Act, to include recommendations for additional authorities and tools to improve ATF’s tobacco enforcement posture, and directs ATF to transmit the report as soon as possible.

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FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEM SALARIES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) The Committee recommends $6,865,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), which is $96,000,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $61,000,000 above the request. The Committee has provided separate funding recommendations by decision unit as follows: Inmate Care and Programs ...... $2,570,000,000 Security and Administration ...... 3,020,000,000 Management and Administration ...... 205,000,000 Contract Confinement ...... 1,070,000,000 Total, Salaries and Expenses ...... $6,865,000,000 Facility staffing and capacity.—The Committee continues to prioritize staffing levels at fully activated institutions and the continuation of activation activities, as necessary, at the two institutions that received fiscal year 2014 activation funding. No funding is provided for the activation of the Thomson, Illinois facility. Contract confinement.—The Committee recognizes the value of contract confinement in meeting BOP’s expanding low security facility requirements. The Committee continues to expect BOP to meet bed space needs by using State, local and private prison capacity, if such facilities meet BOP standards, as a means to help alleviate overcrowding. Inmate data and statistics.—The Committee supports BOP’s pub- lication of inmate statistics. BOP shall add data on inmate education levels to its existing statistical information, and also publish breakdowns of existing information for each annual cohort of inmates slated for release. Oleoresin capsicum (OC) aerosol spray pilot program.—The Com- mittee directs BOP to report no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on the status and results of the pilot program authorizing use of OC spray by corrections officers in BOP facilities. The report should include any conclusions BOP has reached regarding the OC program, and its plans for the program moving forward, including possible provision of OC spray to other BOP employees and at other BOP facilities. Mental health.—The Committee directs the Bureau to brief the Committee no later than 120 days after enactment of this Act on the cost of incarcerating and treating mentally ill individuals; the number of incarcerated individuals diagnosed with mental illness, and of those the number who receive treatment from BOP; the recidivism rate of adults and juveniles diagnosed with mental illness; the percentage of incarcerated adults diagnosed with mental illness who entered the justice system as juveniles; and a description of programs within the Bureau of Prison system for the diagnosis and treatment of inmate mental illness, with an assessment of their impact on recidivism. BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES The Committee recommends $115,000,000 for the construction, acquisition, modernization, maintenance, and repair of prison and

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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES In total, the Committee recommends $2,192,665,000 for State and local law enforcement and crime prevention grant programs, including $2,121,665,000 in discretionary appropriations. The discretionary total is $71,635,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $60,335,000 below the request. Management and administrative expenses.—The Committee encourages grant offices to minimize administrative spending in order

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OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION PROGRAMS The Committee recommends $425,500,000 for the Office on Vio- lence Against Women (OVW), which is $8,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $3,000,000 above the request. The recommendation includes funding above the request for Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP) grants, the sexual assault services program and for violence on college campuses. Funds are distributed as follows:

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Program Amount

STOP Grants ...... $195,000 Transitional Housing Assistance ...... 25,000 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women ...... 3,000 Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program ...... 10,000 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies ...... 50,000 Homicide Reduction Initiative ...... (4,000) Sexual Assault Victims Services ...... 29,500 Rural Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement ...... 31,000 Violence on College Campuses ...... 11,500 Civil Legal Assistance ...... 42,500 Elder Abuse Grant Program ...... 4,250 Family Civil Justice ...... 16,000 Education and Training for Disabled Female Victims ...... 5,750 National Resource Center on Workplace Responses ...... 500 Research on Violence Against Indian Women ...... 1,000 Indian Country—Sexual Assault Clearinghouse ...... 500

TOTAL, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs ...... $425,500 Competition.—OVW grants are a vital source of funding to survivors of sexual and domestic assault and abuse. The Committee directs OVW to ensure full and open competition for fiscal year 2015 grants.

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS The Committee recommends $124,250,000 for Research, Evalua- tion and Statistics, which is $4,250,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $12,650,000 below the request. Funds are distributed as follows: RESEARCH, EVALUATION AND STATISTICS (in thousands of dollars)

Program Amount

Bureau of Justice Statistics ...... $47,250 National Institute of Justice ...... 42,000 Regional information sharing activities ...... 35,000

TOTAL, Research, Evaluation and Statistics ...... $124,250 Domestic radicalization.—According to the Congressional Re- search Service, there have been 74 homegrown jihadist terrorist plots and attacks since 9/11, including 53 plots or attacks since May 2009. The Committee appreciates the efforts of the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in examining the drivers of domestic radicalization and defining the role of State and local law enforcement in breaking the radicalization and recruitment cycle that sus- tains terrorism. The Committee is concerned that violent radicalization—the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change—is a significant and elusive aspect of the terrorism threat to the U.S. There- fore, in addition to the resources provided under this heading to NIJ, $4,000,000 is provided under the State and Local Law En-

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STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE The Committee recommends $1,235,615,000 for State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance programs, which is $64,115,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $202,715,000 above the request. Funds are distributed as follows:

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Program Amount

Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants ...... $376,000 Juvenile Indigent Defense ...... (2,500) VALOR Initiative ...... (15,000) Domestic Radicalization Research ...... (4,000) Competitive grants for firearms safety materials and gun locks ...... (3,000 ) State Criminal Alien Assistance Program ...... 210,000 Byrne Competitive Grants ...... 8,000 Victims of Trafficking Grants ...... 45,365 Drug Courts ...... 41,000 Mentally Ill Offender Act ...... 9,000 Residential Substance Abuse Treatment ...... 12,000 Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review ...... 2,000 Economic, High-tech and Cybercrime Prevention ...... 10,000 Adam Walsh Act Implementation ...... 21,000 National Sex Offender Public Website ...... (1,000 ) Bulletproof Vests Partnerships ...... 22,250 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Initiative ...... 58,500 DNA Initiative ...... 125,000 Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants ...... (117,000 ) Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants ...... (4,000) Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants ...... (4,000 ) Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Backlog ...... 36,000 CASA—Special Advocates ...... 6,000 Tribal Assistance ...... 35,000 Second Chance Act/Offender Reentry ...... 62,500 Veterans Treatment Courts ...... 5,000 Missing Alzheimer’s Patients Grants ...... 1,000 Prescription Drug Monitoring ...... 8,000 Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution ...... 15,000 Campus Public Safety ...... 2,000 Justice Reinvestment Initiative ...... 30,000 Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections ...... (1,000) Comprehensive School Safety Initiative ...... 75,000 Consolidated Evidence-based Activities Initiative ...... 20,000

TOTAL, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance ...... $1,235,615 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Ini- tiative grants.—The recommendation includes $58,500,000 for grants to improve records in the NICS system. This initiative com- bines the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) and the NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP). The Committee directs that the grants made under the broader NCHIP authorities be made available only for efforts to improve records added to NICS. Additionally, the Department shall prioritize funding under NARIP authorities with the goal of making all States NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA) compliant. The Department also shall apply penalties to noncompli- ant States to the fullest extent of the law. The Committee understands that ATF is willing to provide technical assistance to all States seeking to establish programs that meet the NIAA requirements for NARIP grants. Even in the absence of funding exclusively for NARIP, the Committee directs the Department to continue these efforts. The Committee again urges OJP, ATF and FBI to assist States that are not currently eligible for NARIP grants in meeting the eligibility requirements. Comprehensive school safety initiative.—The recommendation includes $75,000,000 for a comprehensive school safety initiative,

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Program Amount

Part B—State Formula Grants ...... $45,000 Youth Mentoring Grants ...... 90,000 Victims of Child Abuse Programs ...... 19,000

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Program Amount

Missing and exploited children programs ...... 68,000 Training for Judicial Personnel ...... 1,500

TOTAL, Juvenile Justice ...... $223,500

Youth mentoring grants.—The recommendation includes $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants, which is $1,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $32,000,000 above the request. Grantee audit recommendations.—The Committee strongly supports the efforts of OJP and OIG to ensure that Federal grant funding is efficiently and effectively spent. The Committee urges OJP to continue working with both OIG and affected grantees to review and implement audit recommendations as quickly as practicable in order to minimize the administrative and financial burden on those grantees and the disruption of services to the community. Missing and exploited children programs.—The recommendation includes $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, $1,000,000 above both fiscal year 2014 and the request. The Com- mittee expects the Department to allocate no less than $29,250,000, which is the current year level, for task force grants, training and technical assistance, research and statistics, and administrative costs for the Internet Crimes Against Children program. The Committee expects the Department to allocate $1,000,000 to be used to hire and equip wounded, ill, or injured veterans as digital forensic analysts or investigators to support child exploitation investigations.

PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER BENEFITS The Committee recommends a total of $87,300,000 for the Public Safety Officer Benefits program, which is $10,000,000 below fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. Within the funds provided, $71,000,000 is for death benefits for survivors, an amount estimated by the Congressional Budget Office that is considered mandatory for scorekeeping purposes. Also within the total, $16,300,000 is recommended, as requested, for disability benefits for public safety officers who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty, and for education benefits for the spouses and children of officers who are killed in the line of duty or who are permanently and totally disabled as a result of a catastrophic injury sustained in the line of duty.

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES

COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES PROGRAMS The recommendation includes $96,500,000 for COPS programs, as follows:

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Program Amount

Transfer to DEA for Methamphetamine Lab Cleanups ...... $10,000 Tribal Resources Grant Program ...... 16,500 COPS Hiring Grants ...... 70,000 Transfer to Tribal Resources Grant Program ...... (16,500) Regional gang task forces ...... (10,000)

TOTAL, Community Oriented Policing Services ...... $96,500 Methamphetamine lab cleanup.—The recommendation includes $10,000,000, which shall be transferred to DEA to assist State, local and tribal law enforcement agencies with the removal and disposal of hazardous materials at methamphetamine labs, including funds for training, technical assistance, the purchase of equipment, and a container program. Regional gang task forces.—The recommendation includes $10,000,000 for regional gang task forces. This initiative will fund multi-jurisdictional partnerships comprised of Federal, State and local law enforcement agencies to address gang activity, focusing on enforcement, prevention/education, and intervention. The Com- mittee notes the nexus between gangs and human trafficking and notes the importance of task forces that target gangs of national significance, such as MS–13. The Committee also notes that these funds can be used for task forces that work toward disrupting gangs that traffic methamphetamine. Military installations.—The Committee encourages DOJ to account for the impacts of lower tax bases, as a result of military installations and other untaxed federal lands, when distributing COPS grants.

GENERAL PROVISIONS—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE The Committee has included the following general provisions for the Department of Justice: Section 201 makes available additional reception and representation funding for the Attorney General from the amounts provided in this title. Section 202 prohibits the use of funds to pay for an abortion, except in the case of rape or to preserve the life of the mother. Section 203 prohibits the use of funds to require any person to perform or facilitate the performance of an abortion. Section 204 establishes the obligation of the Director of the Bu- reau of Prisons to provide escort services to an inmate receiving an abortion outside of a Federal facility, except where this obligation conflicts with the preceding section. Section 205 establishes the Committee’s requirements and procedures for transfer proposals. Section 206 authorizes the Attorney General to extend an ongoing Personnel Management Demonstration Project. Section 207 prohibits the use of certain funds for transporting prisoners classified as maximum or high security, other than to a facility certified by the Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure. Section 208 prohibits the use of funds for the purchase or rental by Federal prisons of audiovisual equipment, services and mate-

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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY The Committee recommends $5,555,000 for the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and the request. Neuroscience.—The Committee commends OSTP and the Inter- agency Working Group on Neuroscience (IWGN) for their continuing commitment to neuroscience and urges OSTP and the IWGN to continue their coordination activities and efforts to increase the Nation’s knowledge of the brain. The Committee further urges OSTP and the IWGN to begin implementing key recommendations from the IWGN’s recent report, Priorities for Accel- erating Neuroscience Research through Enhanced Communication, Coordination and Collaboration. The Committee expects to see these recommendations implemented as quickly and efficiently as possible. Special attention should be given to the recommendations on biomarker efforts, advances in medical imaging research, applications of neuroscience in applied settings (including education) and classifications of brain disorders, as well as the recommenda-

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION The Committee recommends $17,896,000,000 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which is $249,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $435,400,000 above the request.

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Program Amount

Science: Earth Science ...... $1,750,000 Planetary Science ...... 1,450,000 Astrophysics ...... 680,000 James Webb Space Telescope ...... 645,000 Heliophysics ...... 668,000

Total, Science ...... 5,193,000

Aeronautics: ...... 666,000

Space Technology: ...... 620,000

Exploration: Human Exploration Capabilities ...... 3,055,000 Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle ...... (1,140,000 ) Space Launch System (SLS) ...... (1,915,000) SLS Vehicle Development ...... (1,600,000) Exploration Ground Systems ...... (315,000 ) Commercial Spaceflight ...... 785,000 Exploration Research and Development ...... 327,000

Total, Exploration ...... 4,167,000

Space Operations: International Space Station ...... 3,040,000 Space and Flight Support ...... 845,000

Total, Space Operations ...... 3,885,000

Education: NASA Space Grant ...... 30,000 Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research ...... 9,000 Minority University Research Education Program ...... 32,000 STEM Education and Accountability Projects ...... 35,000

Total, Education ...... 106,000

Safety, Security and Mission Services: ...... 2,779,000

Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration: ...... 446,000

Office of Inspector General: ...... 34,000

Total, NASA ...... 17,896,000

SCIENCE The Committee recommends $5,193,000,000 for Science, which is $41,800,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $221,000,000 above the request. Education and Public Outreach (EPO).—The recommended level for the Astrophysics Division includes $30,000,000 for Science Mis- sion Directorate (SMD)-wide EPO activities, an increase of $15,000,000 above the request. Although the Committee has provided these funds in a single budget line, as requested, NASA shall use its fiscal year 2015 spending plan to proportionally reallocate these funds among the SMD divisions, resulting in a dedicated budget line for each division’s own EPO activities. This approach will still permit competition among projects for the best use of

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EXPLORATION The Committee recommends $4,167,000,000 for Exploration, which is $53,800,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $191,000,000 above the request. Space Launch System.—The Committee has repeatedly expressed frustration with NASA’s practices of requesting arbitrarily reduced funding levels for SLS and insisting that the program manage to an inefficient flat-line budget profile. The detrimental results of these practices are evident in the fiscal year 2015 request, which acknowledges that reduced SLS funding levels will lead to a launch delay for Exploration Mission-1 (EM–1) while also requiring the de- ferral of long-lead work needed for the timely achievement of EM– 2 and other future flights. Knowing that NASA’s requests for the program have unacceptable consequences, the Committee has previously looked to the SLS Independent Cost Assessment (ICA) for an objective and realistic benchmark for SLS funding needs. The utility of the ICA, however, has decreased each year as its estimates age, and the Committee has long anticipated the completion of a confirmed budget baseline to provide a stable, more up-to-date program plan to guide future appropriations. Unfortunately, the baseline being prepared by NASA suffers from the same problems as the annual budget request: it assumes a fixed, artificially low fiscal year 2015 level; im- poses a flat profile on outyear estimates; and fails to adequately capture needs for activities in support of SLS beyond EM–1. In light of the aging ICA and an unreliable baseline, the Committee has chosen to maintain SLS vehicle development funding at the fiscal year 2014 enacted level. The Committee continues to urge NASA to allocate funds to ele- ments like Advanced Booster Engineering Development and Risk Reduction, engine development and/or upper stage development, all of which are required for the program to progress beyond the initial SLS configuration. In addition, the Committee directs that, to the maximum extent possible, NASA should ensure that all vehicle development funding leverages existing investments; promotes efficiency through commonality of design and simultaneous development; and minimizes the need for redesigns or other costly changes affecting future SLS vehicle configurations. To give the Committee more insight into the level of effort being dedicated to each component of the SLS, NASA shall continue submitting quarterly reports on SLS spending by major program ele- ment, as first required in the statement accompanying Public Law 112–55. The Committee also anticipates the submission of NASA’s report on other potential uses of the 130 metric ton SLS configuration, as directed in fiscal year 2014. The Committee hopes that the range of such possible uses will enable a substantially better SLS launch tempo than currently projected by NASA. Orion MPCV.—The recommended level for the Orion MPCV will keep the vehicle on track for the Exploration Flight Test-1 later this year, as well as the first test flight integrated with SLS in 2017 and the first crewed test flight in 2021. Commercial crew.—The Committee has provided NASA with substantial resources for the commercial crew program (CCP). CCP appropriations have often exceeded the program’s authorized levels

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CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AND RESTORATION The Committee recommends $446,000,000 for Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration, which is $69,000,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $100,000 below the request. Programmatic Construction of Facilities (CoF).—The recommended level includes $52,300,000 for Exploration CoF and $18,600,000 for Space Operations CoF. Measurements Sciences Laboratory (MSL).—The Committee supports NASA’s plan to construct an MSL complex to replace aging agency facilities. The new MSL will provide modern, efficient lab facilities; reduce maintenance requirements; and positively impact NASA’s infrastructure current replacement value. NASA is urged to ensure that sufficient funding to commence MSL construction is included in its fiscal year 2016 request.

OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL The Committee recommends $34,000,000 for the OIG, which is $3,500,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $3,000,000 below the request. The Committee notes that several significant management issues at NASA were recently brought to the Committee’s attention. These issues include weaknesses in NASA’s security controls and practices, which were discovered through whistleblower contact with Congress, and compliance problems with oversight requirements on premium air travel, which were uncovered through media reporting. These are the types of issues that the OIG should be proactively pursuing. The Committee urges the OIG to take the necessary steps to ensure that it is vigorously filling its oversight role and providing accountability for problems in NASA’s programs and operations.

ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) The Committee has included the following administrative provisions for NASA: The bill includes a provision that makes funds for any announced prize available without fiscal year limitation until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. The bill includes a provision that establishes terms and conditions for the transfer of funds. The bill includes a provision that requires NASA to submit its agency spending plan at the activity level and subjects both the spending plan and specified changes to that plan to reprogramming procedures under section 505 of this Act.

(TRANSFER OF FUNDS) The bill includes a provision that allows the transfer of balances under a previous appropriations account structure to the new appropriations account structure.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION The Committee recommends $7,404,205,000 for the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is $232,287,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $149,205,000 above the request. RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES The Committee recommends $5,973,645,000 for Research and Re- lated Activities (R&RA), which is $164,727,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $166,185,000 above the request. Program changes.—Unless otherwise noted elsewhere in this statement, the recommendation incorporates all program reductions and consolidations proposed in the R&RA budget request. Any increases provided above the request and not otherwise specified below shall be applied to math and physical sciences; computer and information science and engineering; engineering; and biological sciences. Neuroscience.—NSF is uniquely positioned to advance the non- medical aspects of cognitive science and neuroscience, particularly through interdisciplinary science, computational models, visualiza- tion techniques, innovative technologies and the underlying data and data infrastructure needed to transform our understanding of these areas. The Committee encourages NSF to continue working in conjunction with the IWGN as well as the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) initiative to accelerate understanding of how the brain functions. The recommendation provides an increase of $21,150,000 for research related to the BRAIN initiative and cognitive science and neuroscience research. Within the amount provided for NSF, funds are also included to support an international conference on neuroscience. This conference should convene government representatives, neuroscience researchers, private entities, non-profit institutions and others to share research and foster collaboration around neuroscience-related activities. The Committee urges NSF to report to the Committee on the results of such conference. Advanced manufacturing.—The recommendation includes the fiscal year 2014 current plan level for advanced manufacturing. Fu- ture economic prosperity in the United States will depend largely on our ability to develop and manufacture new products based on advanced technologies, both for the domestic market and for export. Basic research supported through NSF and other Federal science agencies is critical to this effort because it will help provide the foundation for the development of such new products and technologies by the private sector. Lyme disease.—NSF has previously supported a variety of research intended to learn more about the prevalence of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. The Committee encourages NSF to continue these efforts by funding meritorious Lyme disease research proposals that fully meet NSF’s peer review standards. Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).—The Committee’s recommendation includes the requested level for EPSCoR. NSF shall report to the Committee on the steps it has taken to address all recommendations resulting from EPSCoR program evaluations conducted by the National

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $9,000,000 for the Commission on Civil Rights, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $400,000 below the request.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $364,000,000 for the Equal Employ- ment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $1,531,000 below the request. The recommendation includes language making up to $29,500,000 available for payments to State and local enforcement agencies. Backlog reduction.—The Committee is pleased with EEOC’s progress in reducing the backlog of private sector charges. The Committee expects the EEOC to continue to prioritize inventory reduction and to examine new ways to address the backlog and increase productivity. EEOC shall continue to provide quarterly reports on the backlog, to include data on the number and pendency of charges and on any changes to EEOC’s priority charge handling procedures and the effect of such changes on inventory reduction. Conciliation.—The Committee is concerned with the EEOC’s pursuit of litigation absent good faith conciliation efforts. The Com-

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $84,500,000 for the International Trade Commission (ITC), which is $1,500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $1,959,000 below the request. Internal controls.—The Committee is pleased with ITC’s progress in addressing internal control issues identified in audits. However, ITC must continue to take aggressive action to address any remaining shortcomings. Cybersecurity.—ITC handles sensitive and proprietary data and therefore is a potential target for cyber attacks. The Committee expects ITC to prioritize efforts to improve its cybersecurity posture. The Committee also encourages ITC to work with other relevant Federal agencies to inform its actions. Bilateral Investment Treaty.—Should a Bilateral Investment Treaty with China be proposed, the ITC shall report to the Com- mittee on how its implementation would help increase production by U.S.-invested enterprises in China to serve the U.S. market. In preparing this information, the ITC shall identify the impact that a treaty will have on the current estimate that 60 percent of Chi- nese exports to the U.S. are produced by foreign-invested enterprises operating in China. In addition, the ITC shall provide information on the extent to which the treaty would allow Chinese in- vestors to seek redress for U.S. government legal, regulatory or other measures that they claim reduce the value of their investments in the United States. Section 337.—The ITC has taken steps to address the growing strain on its resources caused by the increasing caseload of section 337 investigations, some of which are filed by patent assertion entities. The Committee directs ITC to provide a report, no later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, examining the feasibility of narrowing the ITC’s existing interpretation of licensing activity to include only licensing that leads to the adoption and development of articles.

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION PAYMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION The Committee recommends $350,000,000 for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), which is $15,000,000 below fiscal year 2014 and $80,000,000 below the request. Pro bono legal services.—The recommendation includes $3,000,000 for the pro bono innovation fund, an increase of $500,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $1,900,000 below the request. Obtaining more services at no or low cost through private attorney involvement is one means for LSC to increase legal aid services. The Committee is pleased that LSC launched a pro bono task force in 2011, which released its findings and recommendations in Octo- ber 2012. The Committee directs LSC to implement the rec-

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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $3,250,000 for the Marine Mammal Commission, which is the same as fiscal year 2014 and $181,000 below the request.

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $53,500,000 for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), which is $899,000 above fiscal year 2014 and $2,670,000 below the request. Database of trade agreements.—A February 11, 2014 GAO report, United States Has Secured Commitments in Key Bilateral Dia- logues, but U.S. Agency Reporting on Status Should Be Improved, found that USTR did not comprehensively track the status of compliance with past agreements before entering into subsequent agreements. USTR should develop a comprehensive system to track such status of compliance and shall report on the data annually, with the first such report to be submitted no later than 180 days after enactment of this Act. Negotiating objectives.—The USTR shall prepare a report, no later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, on the extent to which negotiating objectives in the Trade Promotion Act of 2002 were achieved in agreements subject to its provisions. The USTR shall provide specific information for each agreement negotiated subject to such authority on the extent to which each agreement’s negotiating objective was met.

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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE SALARIES AND EXPENSES The Committee recommends $5,121,000 for the State Justice In- stitute, which is $221,000 above fiscal year 2014 and the same as the request. TITLE V GENERAL PROVISIONS (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS) Section 501 prohibits the use of funds for publicity or propaganda purposes unless expressly authorized by law, or for contracts to provide training for agency employees to engage in such activities. Section 502 prohibits any appropriation contained in this Act from remaining available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly authorized. Section 503 provides that the expenditure of any appropriation contained in this Act for any consulting service through procurement contracts shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. Section 504 provides that if any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of other provisions shall not be affected. Section 505 prohibits a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS The following materials are submitted in accordance with various requirements of the Rules of the House of Representatives:

FULL COMMITTEE VOTES

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STATEMENT OF GENERAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES Pursuant to clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following is a statement of general performance goals and objectives for which this measure authorizes funding: The Committee on Appropriations considers program performance, including a program’s success in developing and attaining outcome-related goals and objectives, in developing funding recommendations.

RESCISSION OF FUNDS Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following table is submitted describing the rescissions recommended in the accompanying bill:

Department of Commerce: Departmental Management, Franchise Fund ...... $2,906,000 Department of Justice: Working Capital Fund ...... 54,000,000 Assets Forfeiture Fund ...... 193,000,000 U.S. Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention ...... 122,000,000 State and Local Law Enforcement Activities: Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs ...... 12,200,000 Office of Justice Programs ...... 59,000,000 Community Oriented Policing Services ...... 26,000,000

TRANSFERS OF FUNDS Pursuant to clause 3(f)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following is submitted describing the transfers of funds provided in the accompanying bill: In title I, under U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries and Expenses, language is included to transfer funds to the Civil Serv- ice Retirement and Disability Fund, the Federal Employees Health Benefit Fund, and the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Fund. Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oper- ations, Research, and Facilities, language is included to transfer funds from the Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Re- search Pertaining to American Fisheries fund. In title II, under General Administration, Administrative Review and Appeals, language is included to transfer funds to the Execu- tive Office for Immigration Review from fees deposited in the Im- migration Examinations Fee account. Under United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Deten- tion, language is included transferring available unobligated balances from General Administration, Detention Trustee to this account. Under Federal Prison System, Salaries and Expenses, language is included to allow the transfer of funds to the Health Resources and Services Administration. In title III, under National Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion, Administrative Provisions, language is included to allow unexpired balances of a previous account to be transferred to the new account established in this Act funding the same activities.

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DISCLOSURE OF EARMARKS AND CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING ITEMS Neither the bill nor the report contains any Congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XIII, CL. 3(e) (RAMSEYER RULE) In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Committee notes that the accompanying bill does not propose to repeal or amend a statute or part thereof.

CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION OF EXISTING LAW Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(A) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statements are submitted describing the effect of provisions in the accompanying bill which directly or indirectly change the application of existing law. Language is included for a number of accounts placing limitations on representation and reception allowances in order to reduce the amount of money that would otherwise be spent on these activities. The bill also provides that a number of appropriations shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year. While these provisions are not specifically authorized for all of the items, it is deemed desirable to include such language for certain programs in order to provide for orderly administration and effective use of funds. In title I, Department of Commerce, under International Trade Administration, Operations and Administration, language is included providing that funds may be used for engaging in trade promotion activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purposes of promoting exports of U.S. firms. Language is also provided allowing for full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Admin- istration; employment of Americans and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; and payment of tort claims. In addition, language is included regarding official representation expenses abroad, purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles, and rental of tie lines. Language is also recommended deriving a portion of available funds from fees. Furthermore, language is included designating funding for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities. Moreover, language is included providing for two-year availability of funds. Finally, language is included regarding the contributions under the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961. Under Bureau of Industry and Security, Operations and Admin- istration, the language provides for no-year availability of funds. Language is included regarding the costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of imme-

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 98 gated balances of funds previously appropriated to be available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration. Under United States Patent and Trademark Office, Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing that appropriated funds be reduced as offsetting collections are assessed and collected. The language also provides that funds received in excess of appropriations be deposited in a Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve fund, to be available until expended pursuant to the Director submitting a spending plan subject to section 505 of this Act, after which the funds shall be transferred to the Salaries and Expenses account. In addition, language is included limiting representation expenses. Language is also included regarding basic pay and certain retirement benefits. Additional language is included regarding USPTO’s financial statements. Furthermore, language is included providing that fees and surcharges charged are available to USPTO pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code. Finally, the language provides that an amount be transferred to the Office of In- spector General (OIG). Under National Institute of Standards and Technology, Scientific and Technical Research and Services, language is included providing for no-year availability of funds. In addition, language is included allowing transfers to the working capital fund. Language is included limiting funds for official reception and representation expenses. Finally, language is included allowing NIST to provide local transportation for a certain fellowship program. Also, under Industrial Technology Services, language is included providing no-year availability of funds. The language also des- ignates an amount for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. In addition, under Construction of Research Facilities, language is included providing for no-year availability of funds. Language is also included regarding the submission of certain materials in support of construction budget requests. Under National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oper- ations, Research, and Facilities, language is included allowing for two-year availability for funds, except for cooperative enforcement funds, which are available for three years. Language is also included allowing maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities. Language is included allowing fees and donations received by a particular office to be retained and used for expenses related to certain activities. In addition, language is included that provides that certain funds be derived from various sources. Furthermore, language is included limiting the amount of funds that can be provided for corporate services administrative support. Moreover, language is included specifying that deviations from amounts included in the report accompanying the Act shall be subject to section 505 of this Act. Finally, language is included providing for retired pay expenses. Also, under Procurement, Acquisition and Construction, language is included providing for three-year availability for funds, except for construction funds, which are available until expended. Lan- guage is also included providing that certain funds be derived from various sources. In addition, language is included specifying that deviations from amounts included in the report accompanying the

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING 101 Moreover, under Fees and Expenses of Witnesses, language is included regarding contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses. In addition, language is included regarding funds for construction of buildings for safesites, armored and other vehicles, and telecommunication equipment. The language also provides for no-year availability of funds. And under Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service, language is included regarding the transfer of funds for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities, which shall be subject to the provisions of section 505 of this Act. Under United States Marshals Service, Salaries and Expenses, language is included limiting official reception and representation expenses, and providing for no-year availability for part of the appropriation. Also, under Construction, language is included providing for no- year availability. In addition, under Federal Prisoner Detention, language is included providing for no-year availability. Language is also included providing that the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System. In addition, language is included limiting the amount of funds considered ‘‘funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance’’. Finally, language is included transferring to this account unobligated balances from funds appropriated in prior years to the Detention Trustee. Under National Security Division, Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing for the no-year availability of funds for IT systems. Language is also included providing that upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances. The language provides such a transfer be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act. Under Interagency Law Enforcement, Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement, language is included providing for no-year availability for some of the funds. Language is also included regarding authorities under which funds may be used. Under Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing for no-year availability of certain funds. Language is also included providing funds for the National Gang and Human Trafficking Intelligence Center. Language is included providing for a limitation on representational expenses. Fi- nally language is included regarding a comprehensive review of the implementation of the recommendations related to the Federal Bu- reau of Investigation that were proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Under Construction, language is included specifying the purpose of the appropriation and making it available until expended. Under Drug Enforcement Administration, Salaries and Expenses, language is included providing for funds to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. Language is also included allowing conduct of drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and

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APPROPRIATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW The Committee, in a number of instances, has found it necessary to recommend funding for ongoing activities and programs for which authorizations have not been enacted to date. Pursuant to clause 3(f)(1)(B) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Represent- atives, the following table lists the appropriations in the accompanying bill which are not authorized by law for the period concerned:

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* * bill Appropriations in this

* * (57,958 ) (47,000 ) year of authorization Appropriations in last (103,877 ) year of authorization Authorization level in last thorization Last year of au- . 1999 (55,300 ) (52,700 ) (108,146 ) (108,146 ) (52,700 ) . 1999 (55,300 .. 1993 (44,781 ) .. 1993 (44,781 ..... 1993 1,589,081 202,172 348,500 ..... 2004 (16,000 ) (16,000 ) (26,000 ) ) (26,000 .....) (16,000 2004 (16,000 ..... 2013 (165,100 ) (126,088 ) (130,000 ) ...... 210,500 349,100 2008 500,000 ...... 2013 676,700 609,514 670,500 ...... various 763,900 ...... sums 264,885 316,000 1996 such ...... 2013 20,000 (5,000 ) (5,000 ) ...... 1993 121,183 150,864 473,446 ...... n/a n/a n/a (5,000 ) ...... (5,000 n/a n/a ...... 30,000 n/a n/a ...... 55,300 58,874 2013 121,300 ...... sums 34,747 103,500 1994 such ...... 130,000 140,316 2013 241,709 ...... sums 30,832 37,000 2008 such ...... 99,000 n/a n/a 36,700 18,493 1993 17,900 Fiscal Year 2015 (dollars in thousands) UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS Program Climate and air quality research activities ...... 1993 Marine Protection, Research, Preservation & Sanctuaries ...... 2005 ) (40,000 Coastal Zone Management ...... Atmospheric research activities ...... Coral Reef Conservation ...... Export Promotion Activities ...... Repatriation grants ...... Sec. 26 loan guarantees ...... Manufacturing extension partnerships ...... Oceanic and Atmospheric Research ...... National Marine Fisheries Services ...... National Ocean Service ...... Operations and Administration Economic Development Assistance Programs ...... Operations and Administration ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Minority Business Development ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Scientific and Technical Research Services ...... Industrial technology services ...... Construction of research facilities ...... Operations, Research and Facilities International Trade Administration Bureau of Industry and Security Economic Development Administration Minority Business Development Agency Economic and Statistical Analysis National Telecommunications and Information Administration National Institute of Standards and Technology National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Commerce:

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† † * † *, ‡ *, ‡ *, ‡ bill Appropriations in this

† † † * *, ‡ *, ‡ year of authorization Appropriations in last 750 25,000 215,654 750 25,000 4,768 6,000 10,470 year of authorization Authorization level in last such sums 8,000 7,200 such 132,034 39,596 10,300 39,596 992 6,750 1993 395,822 thorization Last year of au- ...... 2009 764,526 805,655 893,000 ...... 1,970,000 1,851,336 2009 1,829,194 ...... 175,000 61,200 1993 68,518 ...... 31,600 9,500 1993 10,336 ...... 25,842 80,000 2009 204,152 ...... 2009 162,488 157,788 162,246 ...... 2009 243,291 270,000 335,000 ...... 65,000 80,000 2009 90,000 ...... 4,000 n/a n/a ...... 88,000 80,681 2009 81,922 ...... 54,000 n/a n/a ...... 103,851 105,805 2009 181,561 ...... 13,308 12,570 2009 12,711 Fiscal Year 2015 (dollars in thousands) UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS—Continued Program NOAA Marine Fisheries Program Activities ...... 2000 1 Endangered Species Act Activities ...... 1 Marine Mammal Protection Act Activities ...... Operations and research activities ...... Public warning and forecast systems ...... 1999 1993 3 Satellite observing systems activities (NESDIS) ...... Data and information services activities ...... Executive Direction and Administrative Activities ...... Marine Services ...... Aircraft Services 1993 ...... 1993 Fleet modernization and replacement 1993 ...... 33 1997 75, National Weather Service NESDIS Program Support Office of Marine and Aviation Operations Procurement, Acquisition and Construction Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Renovation and Modernization ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Justice Information Sharing Technology ...... Administrative review and appeals ...... Office of Inspector General ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities ...... Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division ...... Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys ...... Departmental Management General Administration United States Parole Commission Legal Activities Department of Justice:

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# # # #

Δ Δ Δ /a (4,000 ) (9,800 ) (960,000 ) (1,199,000 ) (153,491 ) (110,982 ) (575,807 ) (115,000 ) (7,182,700 ) (8,356,857 ) (5,600,792 ) (6,865,000 )

n/a 3,000 n/a § § § § § § 0 a n/a 1,429 1,823 2,326 1,823 1,429 a n/a n/a 500 n/a a n/a 09 1,858,509 1,355,319 (1,595,307 ) (1,595,307 1,355,319 09 1,858,509 ....12,000 9,873 2009 10,977 ..... various 10,000 ..... 2011 20,000 ...... 35,000 29,000 2003 100,000 ...... 2009 744,593 515,000 ...... 47,250 32,335 1995 33,000 ...... 42,000 58,879 1995 33,000 ...... 2009 203,755 168,300 270,000 ...... various 16,000 ...... 2,053,320 1,959,084 2009 1,930,462 1,200,000 1,078,215 2009 1,038,939 ...... 94,800 n/a n/a ...... 20,514 20,990 2009 22,000 ...... 8,467,291 7,301,191 2009 6,480,608 ...... 2,804,107 954,000 2009 900,178 ...... 2009 5,698,292 6,171,561 6,982,700 ...... 20 ¶ Safe Havens Program ...... Engaging Men and Youth in Prevention ...... n/a n/ Grants to Assist Children and Youth Exposed Violence ...... Supporting Teens Through Education Program ...... Services to Advocate and Respond Youth ...... n/a 2011 n/a 5,000 n/a n/a n/a n Court Training and Improvements Program ...... 2011 5,00 Consolidated Youth-oriented Program ...... National Institute of Justice ...... Regional information sharing activities ...... Indian Country—Sexual Assault Clearinghouse ...... Bureau of Justice Statistics ...... n/ Research and Evaluation on Violence against Women ...... Family Civil Justice ...... n/a n/a Construction ...... Buildings and Facilities ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Construction ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Salaries and Expenses, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission ...... Fees and Expenses of Witnesses ...... Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service ...... Assets Forfeiture Fund ...... 2009 Research, Evaluation and Statistics Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs Federal Prison Detention Drug Enforcement Administration Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Federal Prison System ...... Federal Bureau of Investigation ...... National Security Division Interagency Law Enforcement United States Marshals Service ...... Office of Justice Programs Office on Violence Against Women

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‡‡ ‡‡ ** ** ** ** 00 210,000 bill Appropriations in this

# /a year of authorization Appropriations in last 6,000 4,000 4,000 5,000 12,000 year of authorization Authorization level in last n/a n/a (1,000 ) (1,000 n/a n/a 9 5,000 5,000 4,000 4 5,000 151,000 117,000 9 5,000 /a n/a n/a (4,000 ) (4,000 n/a /a n/a 09 75,000 5,500 2,000 5,500 09 75,000 n/a n/a n/a n/a thorization Last year of au- .10,000 n/a n/a ... 2011 950,000 ... 2012 1,095,000 470,000 376,000 ...12,000 61,677 2000 72,000 ..... n/a n/a n/a (2,500 ) .....(2,500 n/a n/a .....62,500 100,000 2010 55,000 ...... sums 18,000 21,000 2009 such ...... 1,000 898 1999 900 ...... 2000 (2,753 ) (5,000 ) ...... 22,250 24,000 2012 50,000 ...... n/a n/a n/a (15,000 ) ...... (15,000 n/a n/a ...... 5,000 n/a n/a ...... 2004 such sums (8,000 ) ...... sums (8,000 2004 such ...... 8,000 n/a n/a ...... 9,000 9,000 2014 50,000 ...... various 35,000 ...... various 58,500 ...... 41,000 15,200 2008 70,000 Fiscal Year 2015 (dollars in thousands) UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS—Continued Program National Criminal History Improvement Program ...... Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grants ...... Post-Conviction DNA Testing Grants ...... Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program Grants ...... 2013 Tribal Courts 201 ...... Alcohol and Substance Abuse 200 ...... Indian Prison Grants 2014 ...... Training/TA Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance ...... 62,500 30,000 n/a n/a n Juvenile Indigent Defense ...... Domestic Radicalization Research ...... n VALOR Initiative ...... Competitive grants for firearms safety materials and gun locks ...... n/a n/a n/a ) (3,000 National Sex Offender Public Website ...... n/a NICS Act Record Improvement Program ...... 2013 12 DNA Initiative Community Teams to Reduce the Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Backlog ...... Tribal Assistance ...... n/a n/a n/a 36,0 State Criminal Alien Assistance Program ...... Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants ...... Missing Alzheimer’s Patients Grants ...... Second Chance Act/Offender Reentry ...... Veterans Treatment Courts ...... Byrne Competitive Grants ...... Drug Courts ...... Mentally Ill Offender Act ...... Residential Substance Abuse Treatment ...... Capital Litigation and Wrongful Conviction Review ...... Economic, High-tech, Cybercrime Prevention ...... Adam Walsh Act Implementation ...... Bulletproof Vests Partnerships ...... 20 NICS Initiative ...... State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance

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‡‡ 45,000 90,000

# # ‡‡ (— ) (10,000 ) ((— )) ((16,500 )) ((n/a )) ((10,000 )) (20,000 ) (16,500 ) (1,000,000 ) (70,000 )

§ § § § § ‡‡ 366,900 667,236 446,000 09 1,047,119 1,550,500 96,500 09 1,047,119 .20,000 n/a n/a .. various 68,000 ... 2013 236,764 192,488 200,760 ....15,000 15,000 2010 40,000 ...... 75,000 n/a n/a ...... 2004 ...... 2013 363,670 293,780 335,000 ...... sums 2007 such ...... 19,000 11,000 2005 8,481 ...... 8,000 n/a n/a ...... 30,000 n/a n/a ...... sums 2007 such ...... 2013 1,041,762 878,799 876,000 ...... 2,000 n/a n/a ...... 4,370 4,357 2013 4,906 ...... 2,779,000 2,770,012 2013 3,276,800 ...... 5,973,645 5,870,974 2013 6,637,849 ...... 14,430 13,933 2013 15,049 ...... 34,000 37,287 2013 38,700 ...... 9,000 8,904 1995 9,500 ...... 2013 515,000 629,950 620,000 ...... 3,885,000 3,878,802 2013 4,253,300 ...... 106,000 122,654 2013 145,700 ...... 2013 590,000 559,301 666,000 ...... 2013 5,264,000 3,814,041 4,167,000 ...... 5,193,000 5,047,447 2013 5,509,600 Transfer to Tribal Resources Grant Program ...... Regional gang task forces ...... AMBER Alert grants ...... Transfer to DEA for Methamphetamine Lab Cleanups ...... COPS Hiring Grants ...... Tribal Resources Grant Program ...... Missing and Exploited Children Programs ...... Youth Mentoring Grants ...... Victims of Child Abuse Programs ...... Community Oriented Policing Services Programs ...... 20 Prescription Drug Monitoring ...... Prison Rape Prevention and Prosecution ...... Campus Public Safety ...... Justice Reinvestment Initiative ...... Comprehensive School Safety Initiative ...... Consolidated Evidence-based Activities Initiative ...... Part B—State Formula Grants ...... Office of the National Science Board ...... Office of Inspector General ...... Salaries and Expenses ...... Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction ...... Education and Human Resources ...... Agency Operations and Award Management ...... Research and Related Activities ...... Science ...... Aeronautics ...... Space Technology ...... Exploration ...... Space Operations ...... Education ...... Safety, Security and Mission Services ...... Office of Inspector General ...... Construction and Environmental Compliance Remediation ...... 2013 Community Oriented Policing Services Juvenile Justice Programs Commission on Civil Rights National Science Foundation National Aeronautics and Space Administration Related Agencies: Science:

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COMPARISON WITH THE BUDGET RESOLUTION Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section 308(a)(1)(A) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table compares the levels of new budget authority and outlays provided in the bill with the appropriate allocations made under section 302(b) of the Budget Act: BUDGETARY IMPACT PREPARED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE PURSUANT TO SEC. 308(a), PUBLIC LAW 93–344, AS AMENDED

302(b) Allocation This Bill 1 Budget Budget Authority Outlays Authority Outlays

Comparison of amounts in the bill with Committee allocations to its subcommittees Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science General purpose discretionary ...... 51,202 61,641 51,202 61,631 Mandatory ...... 317 308 317 308 1 Includes outlays from prior year budget authority.

FIVE-YEAR OUTLAY PROJECTIONS Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 308(a)(1)(B) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the following table contains five-year outlay projections associated with the budget authority provided in the accompanying bill, as provided to the Committee by the Congressional Budget Office:

Projection of outlays associated with the recommendation 2015 ...... 1 39,184 2016 ...... 13,520 2017 ...... 3,069 2018 ...... 1,433 2019 and future years ...... 4,805 1 Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority.

ASSISTANCE TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Pursuant to clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII and section 308(a)(1)(C) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Congressional Budget Office has provided the following estimates of new budget authority and outlays provided by the accompanying bill for financial assistance to State and local governments.

[In millions of dollars]

Budget Authority ...... ¥7,744 Outlays ...... 1 44 1 Excludes outlays from prior year budget authority.

PROGRAM DUPLICATION Pursuant to section 3(j)(2) of H. Res. 5 (113th Congress), no provision of this bill establishes or reauthorizes a program of the Fed- eral Government known to be duplicative of another Federal program, a program that was included in any report from the Govern-

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DIRECTED RULE MAKING Pursuant to section 3(k) of H. Res. 5 (113th Congress), the bill does not direct any rule making.

COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF NEW BUDGET (OBLIGATIONAL) AUTHORITY The following table provides a detailed summary, for each department and agency, comparing the amounts recommended in the bill with fiscal year 2014 enacted amounts and budget estimates presented for fiscal year 2015:

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:33 May 17, 2014 Jkt 087908 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6602 E:\HR\OC\HR448S1P.XXX HR448S1P dlhill on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HEARING Insert offset folio 036 here 448A.017 MINORITY VIEWS OF REP. NITA LOWEY AND REP. CHAKA FATTAH We commend Chairman Rogers and Chairman Wolf for their efforts to assemble the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) bill in an inclusive manner. While the CJS bill contains several significant shortcomings, overall it is not as egregious as many of the other upcoming appropriations bills we are likely to see, given several problematic subcommittee 302(b) allocations that have just been approved by the Appropriations Committee. On the positive side, in working with Chairman Wolf, we have been able to fund many important priorities in the CJS bill. Sev- eral examples are as follows: • Neuroscience: Building on the work of the Interagency Work- ing Group on Neuroscience, an increase of $21,150,000 above FY 2014 is provided in the bill for neuroscience activities at the Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF). This will allow NSF to continue its interdisciplinary approach to transforming our understanding of the mechanisms of the brain. In addition to the funding increase, the report directs NSF to organize an international conference on neuroscience, convening government representatives, neuroscience researchers, private entities, non-profit institutions and others to share research and foster collaboration around neuroscience research. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which plays a critical oversight and coordination role in Federal neuroscience activities, is also funded at the Administra- tion’s requested level of $5,555,000. • Manufacturing: $5 million is provided to the Economic Devel- opment Administration (EDA) for continued funding of the loan guarantee program for small and medium-sized businesses to help develop innovative new products and new technologies. In addition, funds are provided within NSF to support advanced manufacturing research, to help develop new products based on advanced technologies. The bill also provides $130 million for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. • Youth Mentoring: The bill provides $90 million for Youth Mentoring. At a time when the number of people in Federal prison continues to rise, these programs are of vital importance in cutting the costs associated with crime and delinquency. We need to focus our resources on programs like these that provide early intervention to help positively influence the lives of our young people. • Weather Forecasting: As noted below, strong funding levels are provided both for National Weather Service operating expenses and for procurement for the two largest future weather satellite programs. The FY 2015 bill approved by the Committee provides net budget authority of $51.2 billion, a cut of nearly $400 million below FY 2014 though more than $200 million above the request. However, (132)

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SCIENCE As noted above, the bill provides $5,555,000 for OSTP, the same as both FY 2014 and the Administration’s FY 2015 request. OSTP plays a critical oversight and coordination function for science and technology activities across the executive branch, including an initiative begun at the request of this subcommittee to better coordinate and strengthen neuroscience research. We are on the cusp of significant breakthroughs related to the treatment of brain inju- ries, cognitive developmental disorders such as autism, and neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s that will have tremendous implications for the mental health of the American people and the cost of health care. The Committee is to be commended for making scientific research funding a priority in the bill. The bill provides $7.4 billion overall for NSF, $232.3 million above the FY 2014 level and $149.2 million above the request. For NSF’s Research and Related Activi- ties account, the bill provides $5.97 billion, $164.7 million above the FY 2014 and $166.2 million above the request. This increase comes at a time when maintaining the United States’ competitive edge in science and technology is more important than ever. The bill provides a healthy overall total of $17.9 billion for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), $249.5 million above FY 2014 and $435.4 million above the Administra- tion’s request. Within this amount, several valuable efforts are funded at decent levels, with an especially strong increase for aeronautics research. In addition, we appreciate the strong increase above the President’s request for NASA’s Planetary Science efforts, particularly for Mars Science and for a future probe of the Jupiter moon Europa. This funding will help ensure the United States maintains its international leadership in solar system exploration. Full funding is provided for the James Webb Space Telescope, which will greatly enhance our scientific understanding of planets in other solar systems and of the origins of the universe. Furthermore, a strong increase above FY 2014 is provided for the Commercial Crew program, aimed at ensuring U.S. access to low Earth orbit on American-made spacecraft. We believe that this program, which will end U.S. reliance on Russia for flights to the International Space Station, will also benefit greatly from competition among multiple U.S. commercial spaceflight companies. An increase is provided for Space Technology, though less than the President requested. Finally, a solid funding level of $32 million is provided for the Minority University Research and Education program (MUREP), $2 million above FY 2014, although both the Space Grant and Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCOR) programs are cut below FY 2014. RELATED AGENCIES The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is cut by $15 million below the FY 2014 level of $365 million, when it should have received an increase. Misguided cuts to the LSC in FY 2011 and 2012 resulted in the termination of 1,031 full-time staff, including 406 attorney positions. In addition, grantees have been forced to close 30 offices,

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